pointu

French

Etymology

From pointe +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃.ty/

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Adjective

pointu (feminine pointue, masculine plural pointus, feminine plural pointues)

1. sharp, pointed

   Synonyms: aigu, piquant, tranchant

   Cette épée est bien pointue. ― This sword is very sharp.

   Les feuilles de cette plante sont pointues. ― The leaves of this plant are pointed.

2. (figuratively) specialised, precise, technical, pointed

   une question très pointue ― a very pointed question

   • 2020 August 28, “Corée du Nord : l'armée secrète des hackeurs [North Korea: the secret army of hackers]”, in Le Monde‎^[1]:

     Les pirates nord-coréens ne sont pas nécessairement les plus compétents, ni les plus pointus – quoique certains soient de très haut niveau –, mais ce sont les plus disciplinés et les plus têtus.

     North Korean hackers are not necessarily the most competent, nor the most precise—although some are at a very high level—but they are the most disciplined and the most stubborn.

3. (southern France) Parisian in accent or dialect

   il parle pointu ― he speaks like a Parisian

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: pwenti

Further reading

• “pointu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Adjective

pointu m

1. (Jersey) pointed