See also: Agulha

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (needle, pin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɡyʎo/
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Noun

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agulha f (plural agulhas)

  1. needle

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (needle, pin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed).

Pronunciation

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  • (Caipira) IPA(key): [aˈɡuja]
  • Hyphenation: a‧gu‧lha

Noun

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agulha f (plural agulhas)

  1. needle (implement for sewing)
  2. needle (thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph)
  3. (botany) pine needle
  4. (architecture) spire (tapering structure built on a roof or tower)
    Synonym: flecha
  5. (rail transport) switch; point (movable section of railroad track)
  6. (figurative) piquancy

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:agulha.