acicate

(Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) spur (implement for prodding a horse)
2. (figuratively, masculine) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of acicatar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of acicatar:

acicatar

1. (transitive) to spur
2. (figuratively, transitive) to encourage, to incite

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/a.siˈka.t͡ʃi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Arabies: سقاط

In summary

From Arabic السِّقَاط (as-siqāṭ).