This is the 6514th most frequent Catalan word.
ponça
"Ponça" in Catalan means "pumice stone."
Here, 'ponça' refers to a type of decorative flower, specifically the poinsettia.
Vaig comprar una ponça per decorar la taula.
I bought a poinsettia to decorate the table.
In this sentence, 'ponça' describes a part of a clock mechanism, showing its technical meaning as a spindle or pivot.
La ponça del rellotge necessita ser ajustada.
The clock's spindle needs to be adjusted.
This example uses 'ponça' figuratively to describe a characteristic, indicating its usage in a metaphorical sense.