Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Punto \Pun"to\, n. [It. punto, L. punctum point. See {Point}.]
   (Fencing)
   A point or hit.

   {Punto diritto} [It.], a direct stroke or hit.

   {Punto reverso} [It. riverso reverse], a backhanded stroke.
      --Halliwell. ``Ah, the immortal passado! the punto
      reverso!'' --Shak.