agulleta

Catalan

Etymology

From agulla (“needle”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ɣuˈʎɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ɣuˈʎə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.ɣuˈʎe.ta]

Noun

agulleta f (plural agulletes)

1. (zoology) pipefish (fish of the genus Syngnathus)
2. (in the plural, Castilianism) stiffness, sore muscles

   Synonym: cruiximent

Derived terms

• agulleta de riu

Further reading

• “agulleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “agulleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “agulleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since circa 1750. From agulla +‎ -eta. Compare Portuguese agulheta, Spanish agujeta and French aiguillette.

Alternative forms

• agolleta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɣuˈʎetɐ]

Noun

agulleta f (plural agulletas)

1. shoelace

   Synonyms: amalló, cordón

2. cord, aiguillette

References

• “agulleta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “agulleta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “agulleta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

agulleta

1. inflection of agulletar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative