aguijón

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *aquīleōnem, from *aquīleus, vulgar variant of acūleus (“prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɡiˈxon/ [a.ɣ̞iˈxõn]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: a‧gui‧jón

Noun

aguijón m (plural aguijones)

stinger of an insect
thorn of a plant
Synonyms: espina, pincho, púa
spur
Synonym: espuela

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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