spuntare.
to break (the point of a pencil, etc.)
Meaning & usage
to break (the point of a pencil, etc.)
to trim or snip (a beard, etc.)
to tick off (names in a register)
to fetch (a good price)
to grow (teeth)
to emerge, to appear, to come out, to pop up, to stick out
Sto aspettando quando ad un tratto ti vedrò spuntare in lontananza.
to sprout
to rise (of the sun)
to break (of the dawn)
Where this word comes from
From s- + punta + -are.
rise (of the sun, etc.)
Where this word comes from
From s- + punta + -are.
to check off (an item with a pen)
Where this word comes from
From s- + punto + -are, on the model of appuntare.
to unpin, to unclip, to unstitch
Where this word comes from
From appuntare, with replacement of the prefix by s-.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.