agugghia

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Sicilian

na 'gugghia (sense 1) pi cùsiri – a sewing needle
n'agugghia (sense 2.1) ntô mari – a garfish in the water

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Etymology

From Old Occitan agulha, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”). Compare French and English aiguille, Italian aguglia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈuɟ.ɟa/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧gùg‧ghia

Noun

agugghia f (plural agugghi)

  2. (sewing) needle
    pirtusu/funnu di l'agugghia ― eye of the needle
  3. (zoology)
    2. garfish (Belone belone)
    3. broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)

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See also

    References

    • Traina, Antonino (1868) “agugghia”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 173
    • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1539: “l'ago; gli aghi” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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