segugio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin segusius (compare Portuguese sabujo, Spanish sabueso), from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷetor (to follow), from Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor (to follow) (compare Irish seach).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /seˈɡu.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -udʒo
  • Hyphenation: se‧gù‧gio

Noun[edit]

segugio m (plural segugi)

  1. hound, bloodhound
  2. private eye, sleuth

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