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Franco-Provençal
Etymology
From Early Medieval Latin acūleōnem (“spike, stinger”). Derivable from agouelye (“needle”) + -on (augmentative).
Pronunciation
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Sources:
- ALF: maps 15, 1426
- ALLy: maps 124, 126, 127, 366
- AIS: map 1153
Noun
agouelyon m (plural agouelyons) (ORB)
- goad (for prodding livestock)
- the point of a goad
- stinger (of a wasp, etc)
- (Genevois) partial furrow
- (Valaisan) peak of a roof
- (Valaisan) high priestess (tarot card)
References
- Gauchet, Louis & Jeanjaquet, Jules & Tappolet, Ernest (1924‒33) “aiguillon”, in Glossaire des patois de la Suisse romande, Neuchâtel: Attinger.
- Stich, Dominique (2003) “agouelyon”, in Dictionnaire francoprovençal/français, français/francoprovençal: Dictionnaire des mots de base du francoprovençal: Orthographe ORB supradialectale standardisée, Thonon-les-Bains: Éditions Le Carré: “aiguillon (réalisations: (av)oulyon, alyon, aguilyon)”.