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