agulha
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
agulha f (plural agulhas)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
agulha f (plural agulhas)
- needle (implement for sewing)
- needle (thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph)
- (botany) pine needle
- (architecture) spire (tapering structure built on a roof or tower)
- Synonym: flecha
- (rail transport) switch; point (movable section of railroad track)
- (figurative) piquancy
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:agulha.