pontiagudo
Portuguese, adjective/põ.t͡ʃi.aˈɡu.du/
pontiagudo is spelled P-O-N-T-I-A-G-U-D-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 59,000th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pontiagudo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “ending in a sharp tip or peak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “se diz de algo que termina numa ponta fina”.
What does pontiagudo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ending in a sharp tip or peak
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. se diz de algo que termina numa ponta fina 2. incômodo, penetrante
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pontiagudo
- pontiaguda feminine
- pontiagudos masculine plural
- pontiagudas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pontiagudo?
- Brazil /põ.t͡ʃi.aˈɡu.du/
- Brazil /põ.t͡ʃjaˈɡu.du/
- Portugal /põ.tjɐˈɡu.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pontiagudo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pontiagudo in Portuguese?
pontiagudo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).