acícula
See also: acicula
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin acicula (“hairpin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
acícula f (plural acícules)
- (botany) needle (long, pointed leaf found on some conifers)
- (zoology) aciculum (internal chaeta of annelids)
- (mineralogy) a slender tapering needle characteristic of an acicular crystal habitat
Related terms
Further reading
- “acícula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsi.ku.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsi.ku.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈsi.ku.lɐ/
- Rhymes: -ikulɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧cí‧cu‧la
Noun
acícula f (plural acículas)
- acicula (needle-like spine of some animals and plants)
Further reading
- “acícula”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “acícula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈθikula/ [aˈθi.ku.la] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /aˈsikula/ [aˈsi.ku.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ikula
- Syllabification: a‧cí‧cu‧la
Noun
acícula f (plural acículas)