sangusuela

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Old Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sanguisūga (leech) + -uela (diminutive).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sangusuela f (plural sangusuelas)

  1. leech
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 25v:
      […] ſi la meten en la boca al que a ſanguſuelas en la garganta tira gelas todas aſſi como la aymante tira el fierro.
      […] if they put it in the mouth of one who has leeches in his throat, it attracts them all just like a magnet attracts iron.
    • Idem, f. 56r.
      Et fallan la ſiempre en forma de redoma ⁊ parece dentro en ella figura de ſanguſuela. ⁊ ſi la quebrantan en cada pedaço fallá otro tal.
      And they always find it shaped like a vase, and inside it seems to have what looks like a leech, and if they break it, in each piece they find the same.

Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: sanguijuela