agujeta

Spanish

Etymology

From aguja +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡuˈxeta/ [a.ɣ̞uˈxe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: a‧gu‧je‧ta

Noun

agujeta f (plural agujetas)

1. (Mexico) shoelace, lace (cord for fastening a shoe or garment)
2. (often in the plural) stiff or sore muscles, DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness)

Further reading

• “agujeta”, 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