pontapé

Portuguese

Etymology

From ponta +‎ pé.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.taˈpɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /põ.tɐˈpɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: pon‧ta‧pé

Noun

pontapé m (plural pontapés)

1. kick (with the toe)
2. (figurative) mistake, blunder

   Um pontapé na gramática. ― A grammatical blunder.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pontapé.

Derived terms

• pontapé de baliza
• pontapé de bicicleta
• pontapé de canto
• pontapé de saída
• pontapé livre