Feminine
aguglia
Meaning
- (archaic, feminine) large sewing needle; compass needle
- (archaic, feminine) spire (tapering architectural structure)
- (archaic, feminine) obelisk
- (feminine) garfish, needlefish, game fish (of family Belonidae)
Concepts
Translations
Hyphenated as
a‧gù‧glia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈɡuʎ.ʎa/
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan agulha, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”) (whence Italian ago). Doublet of agucchia, now rare. Compare Sicilian agugghia.
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