samesuga

Galician

Alternative forms

• sambesuga

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. From Latin sanguisuga (“leech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sameˈsuɣa̝/

Noun

samesuga f (plural samesugas)

1. leech (animal)

   Synonyms: bicha, sambesuga

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 135:

     Para esto ual reer o lugar jnchado et çercallo de semesugas para liurar ende o sange que y ha para seyr fora

     For this is valid to shave the swollen place and then to encircle it with leeches, so freeing the blood that is there, letting it go out

Derived terms

• Samesugueiras

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “semesuga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “samesuga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “samesuga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “samesuga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.