aguillón

Meaning

(masculine) sting
(masculine) goad
(masculine) rock, islet

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɡiˈʎoŋ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aguillon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin aculeō , from aculeus (“sting”). Compare Portuguese aguilhão, Spanish aguijón, French aiguillon.

Cognate with Portuguese

aguilhão

Cognate with Spanish

aguijón

Cognate with French

aiguillon

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Sentences

O aguillón divino que tiña nel excitouno a crear.

The divine sting that was in him excited him to create.

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