agulla

Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)

1. needle

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “agulla”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈɣu.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈɣu.ʎa]

Noun

agulla f (plural agulles)

1. needle
2. hand (of a clock)
3. (rail transport) (UK) points, (US) switch

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese agulla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *acūcla (“needle”, root) < *acūcula, from Latin acus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɣuʎa̝/

Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)

1. needle (sewing)
2. medical needle for a syringe
3. hand of a watch or clock
4. withers
5. (cooking) chuck or brisket
6. sharpness of a wine
7. natural sparkling of a wine
8. garfish, sea needle (Belone belone)
9. (architecture) jamb

Related terms

• aguillar
• agulla ferruxenta
• guillo

References

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