Masculine
acicate
- (masculine) spur (implement for prodding a horse)
- (figuratively, masculine) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)
Hyphenated as
a‧ci‧ca‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aθiˈkate/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السِّقَاط (as-siqáṭ). Compare Portuguese acicate.
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