sanguja
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin sanguisūga (“leech”, literally “bloodsucker”) (compare French sangsue, Italian sanguisuga, Portuguese sanguessuga), from sanguis (“blood”) + sūgō (“to suck”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sanguja f (plural sangujas)
- leech (animal)
- Synonyms: sanguijuela, hirudíneo
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sanguja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014