pontapé

Portuguese

Etymology

Ponta +‎ pé.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /põ.tɐ.ˈpɛ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.ta.ˈpɛ/
  • Hyphenation: pon‧ta‧pé

Noun

pontapé m (plural pontapés)

  1. kick (with the toe)
  2. (figuratively) mistake, blunder
    Um pontapé na grammatica. ― A grammatical blunder.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:pontapé.

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