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.

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