sanguja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sanguisūga (“leech”, literally “bloodsucker”) (compare French sangsue, Italian sanguisuga, Portuguese sanguessuga), from sanguis (“blood”) + sūgō (“to suck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanˈɡuxa/ [sãŋˈɡu.xa]
• Rhymes: -uxa
• Syllabification: san‧gu‧ja

Noun

sanguja f (plural sangujas)

1. leech (animal)

   Synonyms: sanguijuela, hirudíneo

Derived terms

• sanguijuela f

 

Further reading

• “sanguja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28