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ponter.

to build a bridge

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɔ̃.te/
  1. to build a bridge

  2. to cover a boat with a deck

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French pounter. By surface analysis, pont + -er.

verb/pɔ̃.te/
  1. to punt, to bet

Where this word comes from

From pont, the obsolete past participle form of pondre (“to lay, to put”), from Latin ponere.

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