aguillón

Galician

Cape Ortegal and the Aguillóns

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese aguillon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin aculeō , from aculeus (“sting”). Compare Portuguese aguilhão, Spanish aguijón, French aiguillon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡiˈʎoŋ/

Noun

aguillón m (plural aguillóns)

1. sting

   Synonym: ferrete

2. goad

   Synonym: aguillada

3. rock, islet

Derived terms

• aguilloar
• Aguillón

Related terms

• agulla
• aguillada
• aguillar

References

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• “aguillon” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “aguillón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.