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Etymology
From agulla (“needle”) + -eta.
Pronunciation
Noun
agulleta f (plural agulletes)
- (zoology) pipefish (fish of the genus Syngnathus)
- (in the plural, Castilianism) stiffness, sore muscles
- Synonym: cruiximent
Derived terms
Further reading
Galician
Etymology 1
Attested since circa 1750. From agulla + -eta. Compare Portuguese agulheta, Spanish agujeta and French aiguillette.
Pronunciation
Noun
agulleta f (plural agulletas)
- shoelace
- Synonyms: amalló, cordón
- cord, aiguillette
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agulleta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agulleta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agulleta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
agulleta
- inflection of agulletar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative