puntal

From punt +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [punˈtal]

puntal m (plural puntals)

1. prop, support
2. (figurative) mainstay, chief support
3. stanchion, pillar
4. derrick

   Synonym: ploma

5. (nautical) depth (measure of the height of a vessel from deck to keel)

• apuntalar
• puntala
• puntaler

• “puntal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From punto +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /punˈtal/ [pũn̪ˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pun‧tal

puntal m (plural puntales)

1. prop, support
2. mainstay, chief support
3. stanchion

• “puntal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024