aguja

Spanish

Aguja de coser (sewing needle)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *acūcla (“needle”, root) < *acūcula, hypothetical diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-.

Cognate with French aiguille, Italian agucchia, Portuguese agulha, Catalan agulla
Compare English aglet, aiglet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈɡuxa/, [aˈɣuxa]
Rhymes: -uxa

Noun

aguja f (plural agujas)

needle
¿Tiene usted una aguja para coser estos botones?
Do you have a needle to sew on these buttons?
hand (of a clock)
(military) firing pin
(architecture) spire, steeple
(botany) Venus' comb

Synonyms

(hand): saeta, manecilla
(plant): peine de Venus

Derived terms

Related terms

aguijón

Further reading

“aguja” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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