aguça

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Portuguese

Uma aguça de madeira.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -usɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧gu‧ça

Etymology 1

Deverbal from aguçar.

Noun

aguça f (plural aguças)

  1. (Portugal) pencil sharpener
    Synonyms: (Portugal) afia, (Portugal) afia-lápis, (Portugal) afiador, (Portugal) apara-lápis, (Brazil) apontador

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *acutia.

Noun

aguça f (plural aguças)

  1. (dated) speed, haste
    Synonyms: diligência, pressa

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aguça

  1. inflection of aguçar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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