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punta

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for punta.

Editorial note

Punta del Este is nice (though some people like other kinds of vacations, like Punta del Diablo), but it's very expensive (even for people from the U.

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Quick take

A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

noun

A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for punta.

noun

A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

noun

A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

Example sentences

1

Punta del Este is nice (though some people like other kinds of vacations, like Punta del Diablo), but it's very expensive (even for people from the U.

2

Before this, if you were in Punta Arenas, you would just put all your times as America/Santiago.

3

On a recent flight from Punta Arenas to Puerto Montt saw an awful lot of huge Salmon farms from the air.

4

Summer is best, besides Montevideo you should check out Punta del Este and Colonia.

5

There were a couple of jobs in Punta Cana, DR alone each year.

6

Correction, it seems Martin's not speaking at Punta Tech this year, I still hope he attends.

7

I visited several nice bookstores across the river in Montevideo and Punta del Este too!

8

Ideally I'd want to live in Punta del Este or Maldonado rather than Montevideo, and the countryside is still pretty safe (though a computer nerd might die of boredom there:P ).

9

Club Mex received new territorial additions, Punta Mita from New Spain, Los Cabos from Mexamerica, the whole south pacific and Caribbean coast from South Mexico.

10

Being able to jump a flight anywhere in the world tomorrow, huck an M5 around the Nordschleife, or lay around Punta del Este for weeks.

11

He assured them he tracked the hourslong journey from Punta Arenas, Chile to Union Glacier, Antarctica with a compass to ensure they were actually going south.

12

Right, I mean that if in 2030 for some odd reason half of Punta Arenas does DST and half does not, then 'America/Punta_Arenas' would not work as a timezone designator anymore!

Quote examples

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"Giant Steps: The Remarkable Story of the Goliath Expedition From Punta Arenas to Russia" by Karl Bushby Unbelievable what it feels like to just take off...

2

I pay U$ 700 in rent+expenses and it's not uncommon in a "good" neighbourhood (I was paying close to U$ 1000 before, including very high apartment expenses, in one of the better neighbourhoods called Punta Carretas, think Palermo, before I had to downsize).

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use punta in a sentence?

Punta del Este is nice (though some people like other kinds of vacations, like Punta del Diablo), but it's very expensive (even for people from the U.

What does punta mean?

A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

What part of speech is punta?

punta is commonly used as noun.