noun, masculine/ˈpunto/plural: puntos
point (specific spot, location, or place); point (unit of scoring); point (full stop or period); point (decimal mark); stitch (single pass of a needle in sewing or surgery suture)
“Tienes cinco puntos.” — You have five points.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Latin pūnctum Old Spanish punto Spanish punto Inherited from Old Spanish punto, from Latin pūnctum (“point”), from pungō (“to prick, puncture”). Cognate with Asturian puntu, Catalan punt Galician punto, Portuguese ponto.