/ Dictionary / Index D Da Ponte: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Da Pon•te Pronunciation: (du pon'tēIt.dä pôn'te), [key] (Emanuele Conegliano), 1749–1838, Italian librettist and teacher of Italian, in the U.S. after 1805. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Daphnis and Chloe dapper Related Content Daily Word Quiz: boorish Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language