agucchia

Italian

Etymology 1

From earlier *acucchia, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-. Doublet of aguglia, which was borrowed from Occitan.

Noun

agucchia f (plural agucchie)

  1. (archaic or regional) needle, knitting needle
    Synonym: ago

Etymology 2

Verb

agucchia

  1. inflection of agucchiare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • agucchia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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