Spanish Conversation · Level 148
30 words
Spanish word
aguijón
Pronunciation
IPA/aɣiˈxon/
Meaning
- masculine nounstinger
Example
La abeja me clavó el aguijón.
The bee pierced me with its stinger.
More examples
Después de la picadura, retiré el aguijón con cuidado.
After the sting, I carefully removed the stinger.
Core concept
Small, pointed spine on an animal's tail or abdomen used for defense or to inject venom.
Common phrases
clavar el aguijón
drive in the stinger
sacar el aguijón
remove the stinger
picadura de aguijón
sting
Similar words
picadura: Raised, often itchy or painful mark on the skin left by being stung or bitten.
espina: Pointed woody projection on a plant that grows from stems or leaves.
púa: Short sharp spike or barb on an animal or object that can catch or puncture.
aguja: Fine, tapered metal needle used for hand sewing and mending.
Definition in Spanish
Instrumento puntiagudo natural en la cola o el abdomen de algunos artrópodos y animales, empleado para defensa o para inocular veneno.
Word origin
From Latin aculeus 'small thorn', via Old Romance forms into Spanish aguijón, the term retaining the core idea of a point used to sting.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech people usually describe the act with the verb picar (e.g. me picó una abeja) rather than saying someone 'received an aguijón'.
Other meanings
- stingnoun
Related words
- aguijonearstingverb
- aguijoneadostungadjective
- aguijonazosevere stingnoun