sabueso

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin segusius (compare Portuguese sabujo, Italian segugio), from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *segu (“to follow”) (compare Irish seach).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈbweso/ [saˈβ̞we.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: sa‧bue‧so

Noun

sabueso m (plural sabuesos)

1. bloodhound
2. (colloquial) detective, sleuth

Derived terms

• sabueso húngaro
• sabueso lituano

Further reading

• “sabueso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10