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sanguijuela.

leech (animal)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/sanɡiˈxwela/[sãŋ.ɡiˈxwe.la]
  1. leech (animal)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish sangusuela (c. 1250, in Libro de los animales que caçan), from Latin sanguisūga (“leech”) + -uela (“diminutive suffix”). Less likely, from earlier sanguja (“leech”) + -uela. Note that sangusuela is attested earlier than sanguja (1494, in Vicente de Burgos).

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