Feminine

aguja

Meaning

  1. (feminine) needle
  2. (feminine) hand (of a clock)
  3. (feminine) firing pin
  4. (feminine) spire, steeple
  5. (feminine) glaive
  6. (feminine) switch
  7. (feminine) Venus comb

Synonyms

aguja hipodérmica

aguja de coser

cambiavía

pez aguja

tabla de materias

aguja brava

balaju

choelo

marao

marlin

paparda

aguja azul

aguja excluido

aguja rayada

aguja grande

aguja grande y gruesa

hoja aciculada

hoja acicular

alfilere

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
a‧gu‧ja
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈɡuxa/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der. Proto-Italic *akus Late Latin acus Late 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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