agugghia

Sicilian
n'agugghia (sense 1) pri la cusuta – a sewing needle
n'agugghia (sense 2.1) 'n mari – a garfish in the water

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan agulha, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”). Compare Italian aguglia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈɡuɡɡja/
  • Hyphenation: a‧gùg‧ghia

Noun

agugghia f (plural agugghi)

  1. (sewing) needle
    pirtusu/funnu di l'agugghia ― eye of the needle
  2. (zoology)
    1. garfish (Belone belone)
    2. broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)

References
  • Traina, Antonino (1868), “agugghia”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 173
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1539: “l'ago; gli aghi” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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