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noun, masculine

puntillo

/punˈtiʝo/

noun, masculine/punˈtiʝo/plural: puntillos

diminutive of punto; self-love; staccato dot; light drunkenness

Synonyms: amor propio, beodez, bolencia, bomba, borrachería, castaña, chispa, chupeta

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Latin pūnctum Old Spanish punto Spanish punto Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old Spanish -iello Spanish -illo Spanish puntillo From punto + -illo.