acicate

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic [script needed] (as-siqáṭ).

Noun

acicate m (plural acicates)

1. spur (implement for prodding a horse)
2. (figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)

Synonyms

• (incentive): incentivo
• (spur): espora

Derived terms

• acicatar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /aθiˈkate/, [aθiˈkat̪e]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /asiˈkate/, [asiˈkat̪e]

Noun

acicate m (plural acicates)

1. spur (implement for prodding a horse)
2. (figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)

Synonyms

• (spur): espuela
• (incentive): incentivo

Derived terms

• acicatear

Further reading

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