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espículo.

a sharp point

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈpi.ku.lu/Brazil/esˈpi.ku.lu/Brazil/isˈpi.ku.lu/Brazil/esˈpi.ku.lu/Brazil
  1. a sharp point

    masculine
  2. the point of a rod used to drive cattle

    masculine
  3. needle

    masculine
  4. spiculum (a type of throwing spear)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin spīculum (“sharp point, dart”), diminutive of spīcum (“spike”), from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Doublet of espicho.

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