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