aguja

Spanish

Aguja de coser (sewing needle)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *acūcla (“needle”, root) < *acūcula, hypothetical diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-.

• Cognate with French aiguille, Italian agucchia, Portuguese agulha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡuxa/, [aˈɣuxa]
• Rhymes: -uxa

Noun

aguja f (plural agujas)

1. needle

   ¿Tiene usted una aguja para coser estos botones?

   Do you have a needle to sew on these buttons?

2. hand (of a clock)
3. (military) firing pin
4. (architecture) spire, steeple
5. (botany) Venus' comb

Synonyms

• (plant): peine de Venus

Derived terms

• agujazo
• agujero
• agujeta
• agujón

Related terms

• aguijón

Further reading

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