sanguessuga

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sanguisūga (literally “bloodsucker”), from sanguis (“blood”) + sūgō (“suck”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈsu.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈsu.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɐ̃.ɡeˈsu.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsɐ̃.ɡɨˈsu.ɡɐ/ [ˌsɐ̃.ɡɨˈsu.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: san‧gues‧su‧ga

Noun

sanguessuga f or (nonstandard) m (plural sanguessugas)

1. leech (aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea)

Related terms

• sangue
• sugar