aguja

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Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish aguja, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡuxa/, [aˈɡu.xa]
  • Hyphenation: a‧gu‧ja

Noun

aguja

  1. needle

Spanish

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Aguja de coser (sewing needle)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-. Compare Sicilian agugghia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡuxa/ [aˈɣ̞u.xa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uxa
  • Syllabification: a‧gu‧ja

Noun

aguja f (plural agujas)

  1. needle
    ¿Tiene usted una aguja para coser estos botones?
    Do you have a needle to sew on these buttons?
  2. hand (of a clock)
    Synonyms: saeta, manecilla
  3. (military) firing pin
  4. (architecture) spire, steeple
  5. glaive
    Synonym: lanza
  6. (railroad) switch
  7. Venus comb
    Synonym: peine de Venus

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: aguja
  • → Copainalá Zoque: acuša
  • → Ladino: alguja
  • → Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱co̱xaj
  • → Northern Puebla Nahuatl: acoxa
  • → Tagalog: aguha
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öcuxa
  • → Ye'kwana: makusa

Further reading

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