jáculo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iaculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxakulo/ [ˈxa.ku.lo]
• Rhymes: -akulo
• Syllabification: já‧cu‧lo

Noun

jáculo m (plural jáculos)

1. a dart; a short, thin lance [from late 16th c.]

Further reading

• “jáculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “jáculo”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 31 January 2018, →ISSN