sanguento

Galician

Alternative forms

• sangüento, sanguiñento

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sangoento (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin sanguinentus, from sanguis (“blood”); alternatively, sangue +‎ -ento. Cognate with Portuguese sanguento and Spanish sangriento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saŋˈɡentʊ], [saŋˈɡɛntʊ]

Adjective

sanguento (feminine sanguenta, masculine plural sanguentos, feminine plural sanguentas)

1. bloody
   • 1913, Ramón Cabanillas, No Desterro:

     vencín dragóns xigantes en sanguiñentas loitas

     I defeated giant dragons in bloody fights

Related terms

• ensanguentar
• sangue

References

• “sangoento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “sangoent” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “sanguento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “sanguento” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sanguento, sangoento, from Latin sanguinentus, from sanguis (“blood”); alternatively, sangue +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈɡẽ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: san‧guen‧to

Adjective

sanguento (feminine sanguenta, masculine plural sanguentos, feminine plural sanguentas)

1. bloody (characterised by bloodshed)

   Synonym: sangrento