puente

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpwente/ [ˈpwẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: puen‧te === Noun === puente f (plural puentes) (Eastern) alternative form of ponte == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish puente (“bridge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpwente/, [ˈpwẽn̪.t̪e] Hyphenation: puen‧te === Noun === puente bridge Synonym: (Ternateño) tulay == Ilocano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish puente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpwente/ [ˈpwen.te] Hyphenation: pu‧en‧te === Noun === puente (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜓᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) (Abra, rare) bridge Synonyms: rangtay, taytay, talaytay, kalantay ==== Usage notes ==== Still used by some old folks around the municipalities of Bangued, Pidigan, Peñarrubia, Tayum, La Paz, Dolores, and San Juan. It is becoming rare among the younger generation. == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish puente, from Latin pontem. Compare Catalan pont, French pont, Italian ponte, Occitan pònt, Portuguese ponte, Romanian punte, Romansh punt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpwente/ [ˈpwẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: puen‧te === Noun === puente m (plural puentes) bridge (construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height) Synonym: (El Salvador) bóveda long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred Synonym: (Chile) sándwich arch of a foot (curved part of the bottom of a foot) (nautical) bridge, bridge deck (elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain) (dentistry) bridge, denture (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) Synonym: dentadura (wrestling, gymnastics) bridge (bodily position) ==== Usage notes ==== In some archaic texts or expressions this noun may take the feminine gender instead. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “puente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025