acícula

== Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin acicula (“hairpin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈsi.ku.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈsi.ku.la] === 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 ==== acicular aciculat === Further reading === “acícula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === 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) IPA(key): /aˈsikula/ [aˈsi.ku.la] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ikula Syllabification: a‧cí‧cu‧la === Noun === acícula f (plural acículas) (botany) needle (long, pointed leaf found on some conifers)