Definitions for puntillero

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puntillero pun·til·le·ro

Spelling: [poon-tee-air-oh; Spanish poon-tee-lye-raw, -

IPA: /ˌpun tiˈɛər oʊ; Spanish ˌpun tiˈlyɛ rɔ, -ˈyɛ-/

Puntillero is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 645 anagrams from letters in puntillero (eillnoprtu).

Definitions for puntillero

noun

1. (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.

Origin of puntillero

1905-10; Spanish, equivalent to puntill(a) puntilla + -ero Latin -ārius -ary

Examples for puntillero

The puntillero came up eager to finish him and get the maestro out of his embarrassing position.