aguzar

From Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, from Latin acūtus. Compare Portuguese aguçar, Spanish aguzar, Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare.

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aguzar (first-person singular present aguzo, first-person singular preterite agucei, past participle aguzado)

1. (transitive) to sharpen

   Synonyms: afeitar, afiar, apuntar

   Pan alleo, coitelo aguzado (proverb) ― Other's bread, sharp knife

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aguzar”, 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), “aguzar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aguzar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, from Latin acūtus. Compare Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare, Occitan agusar, Portuguese aguçar.

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɡuˈθaɾ/
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aɡuˈsaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧gu‧zar

aguzar (first-person singular present aguzo, first-person singular preterite agucé, past participle aguzado)

1. (transitive) to sharpen

   Synonyms: afilar, agudizar

   Aguce un poco la estaca.

   Sharpen the end of the stick a little.

2. (figurative, transitive) to sharpen (senses), to whet (appetite)

• “aguzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10