agulleiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• agulheiro (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From agulla (“pin, needle”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɡuˈɟejɾo/ [ɑ.ɣ̞uˈɟej.ɾʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aɡuˈɟejɾo/ [ɑ.ɣ̞uˈɟej.ɾʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /aħuˈɟejɾo/ [ɑ.ħuˈɟej.ɾʊ]

• Rhymes: -ejɾo
• Hyphenation: a‧gu‧llei‧ro

Noun

agulleiro m (plural agulleiros)

1. pincushion
2. needlecase

Derived terms

• Agulleiro (surname)

Related terms

• agulla

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agulleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agulleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agulleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “agulleiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026