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, Catalan agulla
• Compare English aglet, aiglet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡuxa/ [aˈɣ̞u.xa]
• 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

• (hand): saeta, manecilla
• (plant): peine de Venus

Derived terms

• aguja de punto
• aguja de tejer
• aguja en un pajar
• agujazo
• agujero
• agujeta
• agujón
• en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj
• guardagujas

 

Related terms

• aguijón

Descendants

• → Copainalá Zoque: acuša
• → Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱co̱xaj
• → Northern Puebla Nahuatl: acoxa
• → Tagalog: aguha
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öcuxa

Further reading

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