acúleo

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aculeus. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧cú‧le‧o === Noun === acúleo m (plural acúleos) thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant) Synonym: espinho ==== Related terms ==== aculeado === Further reading === “acúleo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “acúleo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aculeus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈkuleo/ [aˈku.le.o] Rhymes: -uleo Syllabification: a‧cú‧le‧o === Noun === acúleo m (plural acúleos) stinger (of animal) thorn (of plant) === Further reading === “acúleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025