aguja

Chavacano edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Spanish aguja, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /aˈɡuxa/, [aˈɡu.xa]
Hyphenation: a‧gu‧ja

Noun edit

aguja

needle

Spanish edit

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Aguja

Aguja de coser (sewing needle)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-. Compare Sicilian agugghia.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /aˈɡuxa/ [aˈɣ̞u.xa]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -uxa
Syllabification: a‧gu‧ja

Noun edit

aguja f (plural agujas)

needle
¿Tiene usted una aguja para coser estos botones?
Do you have a needle to sew on these buttons?
hand (of a clock)
Synonyms: saeta, manecilla
(military) firing pin
(architecture) spire, steeple
Venus comb
Synonym: peine de Venus
glaive
(railroad) switch

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

aguijón

Descendants edit

Chavacano: aguja
→ Copainalá Zoque: acuša
→ Ladino: alguja
→ Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱co̱xaj
→ Northern Puebla Nahuatl: acoxa
→ Tagalog: aguha
→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öcuxa
→ Ye'kwana: makusa

Further reading edit

“aguja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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