pontapé

Portuguese

Etymology

From ponta +‎ pé.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.taˈpɛ/

  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: pon‧ta‧pé

Noun

pontapé m (plural pontapés)

  1. kick (with the toe)
  2. (figurative) mistake, blunder (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    Um pontapé na gramática. ― A grammatical blunder.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:pontapé.

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