acúleo

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See also: aculeo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aculeus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈku.le.u/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈku.le.o/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈku.lju/

Hyphenation: a‧cú‧le‧o

Noun

acúleo m (plural acúleos)

thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)
Synonym: espinho

Related terms

aculeado

Further reading

“acúleo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aculeus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈkuleo/
Rhymes: -uleo
Syllabification: a‧cú‧le‧o

Noun

acúleo m (plural acúleos)

stinger (of animal)
thorn (of plant)

Further reading

“acúleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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