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puntilla

/pʊnˈtiːə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish puntilla. Doublet of pointelle.

noun puntillas

countable The small dagger for administering the coup de grâce to the bull.
countable, uncountable Decorative lacework.

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"puntilla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/puntilla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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puntilla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/puntilla

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"puntilla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/puntilla.

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@misc{puntilla_2026,
  title = {puntilla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puntilla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}