espículo
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin spīculum (“sharp point, dart”), diminutive of spīcum (“spike”), from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Doublet of espicho.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
espículo m (plural espículos)
- a sharp point
- the point of a rod used to drive cattle
- needle
- Synonym: agulha
- spiculum (a type of throwing spear)