agulleta
Catalan
Etymology
agulla (“needle”) + -eta
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.ɡuˈʎə.tə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ə.ɡuˈʎɛ.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.ɡuˈʎe.ta/
Noun
agulleta f (plural agulletes)
- (zoology) pipefish (fish of the genus Syngnathus)
- (in the plural, Castilianism) stiffness, sore muscles
- Synonym: cruiximent
Derived terms
- agulleta de riu
Further reading
- “agulleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “agulleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “agulleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Galician
Alternative forms
- agolleta
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. From agulla + -eta. Compare Portuguese agulheta, Spanish agujeta and French aiguillette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aɣuˈʎetɐ]
Noun
agulleta f (plural agulletas)
- shoelace
- Synonyms: amalló, cordón
- cord, aiguillette
References
- “agulleta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “agulleta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “agulleta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.