dos puntos

Asturian

Noun

dos puntos m pl

  1. colon (punctuation mark)

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “two periods”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdos ˈpuntos/ [ˌd̪os ˈpũn̪.t̪os]
  • Syllabification: dos pun‧tos

Noun

dos puntos m pl (plural only)

  1. colon (punctuation mark)

Usage notes

  • Sometimes this word is used as a word whose singular and plural are spelled the same. Then dos puntos may refer to one or more colons depending upon context.

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