guglia

Italian

Etymology

Apheretic of aguglia, borrowed from Old Occitan agulha, from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -uʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: gù‧glia

Noun

guglia f (plural guglie)

  1. (architecture) spire
  2. needle (of rock)
  3. spur

Anagrams

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

guglia f (plural guglias)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) needle

Synonyms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun) gluva
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