augghia

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *acūcla (“needle”) < *acūcula, from Latin acus or alternatively borrowed from Spanish aguja (“needle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈuɟːa/, /aˈuɡːja/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ug‧ghia

Noun

augghia f (plural augghii)

  1. needle
  2. garfish (Belone belone)
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