acicate
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic السِّقَاط (as-siqāṭ).
Noun[edit]
acicate m (plural acicates)
- spur (implement for prodding a horse)
- (figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acicate m (plural acicates)
- spur (implement for prodding a horse)
- (figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “acicate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.