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aguja.

needle

5 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈɡuxa/[aˈɣ̞u.xa]

  1. needle

    feminine
    ¿Tiene usted una aguja para coser estos botones?

  2. hand (of a clock)

    feminine

  3. firing pin

    feminine

  4. spire, steeple

    feminine

  5. glaive

    feminine

  6. switch

    feminine

  7. Venus comb

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der. Proto-Italic *akus Latin acus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Late Latin acūcula Old Spanish aguja Spanish aguja Inherited from Old Spanish aguja, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”). Compare Sicilian agugghia.

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