espículo

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin spīculum (“sharp point, dart”), diminutive of spīcum (“spike”), from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Doublet of espicho. === Pronunciation === === Noun === espículo m (plural espículos) a sharp point the point of a rod used to drive cattle Synonyms: ponta, ferrão, aguilhão needle Synonym: agulha spiculum (a type of throwing spear) ==== Related terms ==== (point of a type of rod) aguilhada (spiculum) lança, pilo, dardo === Further reading === “espículo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “espículo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026