acúleo

See also: aculeo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aculeus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈku.le.u/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈku.le.u/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈku.le.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈku.lju/

• Hyphenation: a‧cú‧le‧o

Noun

acúleo m (plural acúleos)

1. thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)

   Synonym: espinho

Related terms

• aculeado

Further reading

• “acúleo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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)

1. stinger (of animal)
2. thorn (of plant)

Further reading

• “acúleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10