agulla

Meaning

1. (feminine) needle
2. (feminine) spire
3. (feminine) hand (of a clock)
4. (feminine) (UK) points, (US) switch
5. (feminine) a casteller in the pinya who stands facing one of the baixos, holds the segon's knees, and passes messages between his or her segon and the other castellers in the pinya
6. (feminine) a column of one casteller per level which is constructed within the tronc in certain constructions and remains standing until the tronc has been dismantled
7. (feminine) garfish
8. (feminine) broadnosed pipefish

Concepts

needle

hand

✋

spire

phonograph needle

pin

sewing needle

🪡

steeple

stylus

agility

switch

hatpin

knitting-needle

Synonyms

busca

pua

maneta

capitell

agilitat

cuculla

Translations

aguja

aiguille

agulha

Nadel

naald

ago

iğne

acus

βελόνα

derzî

wijzer

agulha

إِبْرَة

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əˈɣu.ʎə]

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).