ponteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Ponto (“point”) +‎ -eiro (“-er”), Old Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctus (“pierced”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, puncture, punch”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.ˈte(j).ɾu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.ˈte(j).ɾo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /põ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/
Hyphenation: pon‧tei‧ro

Noun

ponteiro m (plural ponteiros)

pointer (anything that points or is used for pointing)
pointer (needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device)
masonry chisel with a pointy tip
(programming) pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location)
(computing) mouse pointer; cursor
(sports) winger (offensive player who plays on either side of the center)
(music) plectrum (object to pluck strings of a musical instrument)
(music) chanter (pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played)

Synonyms

(anything that points): apontador
(needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device): braço, seta
(variable that holds the address of a memory location): apontador
(cursos): cursor, mouse
(winger): ponta, extremo
(plectrum): palheta, plectro

Antonyms

(masonry chisel with a pointy tip): talhadeira

Derived terms

ponteiro-direita
ponteiro-esquerda

Related terms

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