PUNTILLA


Meaning of PUNTILLA in English

/poohn tee"euh/ ; Sp. /poohn tee"lyah, -yah/ , n. , pl. puntillas /-tee"euhz/ ; Sp. /-tee"lyahs, -yahs/ .

(in bullfighting) a short dagger used for cutting the spinal cord of the bull.

[ 1830-40; punta POINT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .