aguzar

== Galician == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, from Latin acūtus. Compare Portuguese aguçar, Spanish aguzar, Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aɣuˈθar] === Verb === aguzar (first-person singular present aguzo, first-person singular preterite agucei, past participle aguzado) (transitive) to sharpen Synonyms: afeitar, afiar, apuntar Pan alleo, coitelo aguzado (proverb) ― Other's bread, sharp knife ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aguzar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aguzar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aguzar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, from Latin acūtus. Compare Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare, Occitan agusar, Portuguese aguçar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɡuˈθaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞uˈθaɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /aɡuˈsaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞uˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧gu‧zar === Verb === aguzar (first-person singular present aguzo, first-person singular preterite agucé, past participle aguzado) (transitive) to sharpen Synonyms: afilar, agudizar (figurative, transitive) to sharpen (senses), to whet (appetite) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aguzar”, 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