acicate

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic السِّقَاط‎ (as-siqāṭ).

Noun

acicate m (plural acicates)

spur (implement for prodding a horse)
(figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)

Synonyms

(incentive): incentivo
(spur): espora

Derived terms

acicatar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /aθiˈkate/, [aθiˈkat̪e]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /asiˈkate/, [asiˈkat̪e]

Noun

acicate m (plural acicates)

spur (implement for prodding a horse)
(figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)

Synonyms

(spur): espuela
(incentive): incentivo

Derived terms

acicatear

Further reading

“acicate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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