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noun, masculine

aiguillon

/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɔ̃/

noun, masculine/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɔ̃/plural: aiguillons

goad; stinger, sting (of a bee); a goad, a stimulant

Inherited from Old French aguillon, aguillun, awillon, from Early Medieval Latin acūleōnem. Reshaped according to aiguille (“needle”).