# agulla
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡuʎa/
* Rhymes: -uʎa
* Syllabification: a‧gu‧lla

### Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)
* needle

### References

* Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)
* Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “agulla”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əˈɣu.ʎə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aˈɣu.ʎa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

agulla f (plural agulles)
* needle
* (architecture) spire
    Synonym: matxó
* hand (of a clock)
* (rail transport) (UK) points, (US) switch
* (castells) a casteller in the pinya who stands facing one of the baixos, holds the segon's knees, and passes messages between his or her segon and the other castellers in the pinya
* (castells) a column of one casteller per level which is constructed within the tronc in certain constructions and remains standing until the tronc has been dismantled
    Quatre de vuit amb l'agulla.an eight-level castell with four people per level plus a central column
* garfish
    Synonyms: agulla prima, mula
* broadnose pipefish
    Synonym: peix bada

#### Derived terms

* agulla imperial
* agulla prima
* agullat
* agullera
* agulleta
* agullós
* agullot
* posar fil a l'agulla

### References

* “agulla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Fala
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡuʎa/
* Rhymes: -uʎa
* Syllabification: a‧gu‧lla

### Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)
* needle

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* agulha (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɣuʎa̝/

### Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)
* needle (sewing)
* medical needle for a syringe
* hand of a watch or clock
* withers
* (cooking) chuck or brisket
* sharpness of a wine
* natural sparkling of a wine
* garfish, sea needle (Belone belone)
* (architecture) jamb

#### Derived terms

* agulleiro

#### Related terms

* aguillar
* agulla ferruxenta
* guillo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “agulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agulla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agulla”, 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), “agulla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agulla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* “agulla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025