acicate

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Arabic السِّقَاط (as-siqāṭ).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

acicate m (plural acicates)

  1. spur (implement for prodding a horse)
    Synonym: espora
  2. (figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)
    Synonym: incentivo
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Etymology 2

Verb

acicate

  1. inflection of acicatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السِّقَاط (as-siqáṭ). Compare Portuguese acicate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθiˈkate/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asiˈkate/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: a‧ci‧ca‧te

Noun

acicate m (plural acicates)

  1. spur (implement for prodding a horse)
    Synonym: espuela
  2. (figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)
    Synonym: incentivo
    • 1997, Roberto Bolaño, “Henri Simon Leprince”, in Llamadas telefónicas:
      Su presencia, su fragilidad, su espantosa soberanía, a algunos les sirve de acicate o de recordatorio.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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