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pointe

Pronunciation: /pwæ̃t/

The English word “pointe” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.

Etymology

From French pointe (“point, tip”). Doublet of point, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.

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