aguijada

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡiˈxada/ [a.ɣ̞iˈxa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: a‧gui‧ja‧da

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin (pertica) *aquīleāta, from *aquīleus, vulgar variant of Latin acūleus (“prick”).

Noun

aguijada f (plural aguijadas)

1. prod, cattle prod (device used to goad animals into moving)

   Synonyms: garrocha, picana

Related terms

• aguijar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

aguijada f sg

1. feminine singular of aguijado

Further reading

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