acial

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier aciar, from Andalusian Arabic الزِيَار (az-ziyār), from Arabic زِيَار (ziyār).

Pronunciation

Noun

acial m (plural aciales) (farriery)

  1. barnacle, twitch, a kind of pincers or vise to fix the mouth of a horse or similar animals to yield the opportunity of surgery twitch
  2. riding crop, a short whip for goading
    Synonyms: fusta, látigo

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