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sanguisuga.

leech; horseleech (Douay);

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[saŋ.ɡʷiːˈsuː.ɡa]Classical-Latin[saŋ.ɡʷɪˈsuː.ɡa]Classical-Latin[saŋ.ɡʷiˈs̬uː.ɡa]
  1. a leech

    declension-1
  2. a vampire, an undead being which harms people and is implied to consume blood

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

From sanguī̆s (“blood”) + sūgō (“to suck”) + -a (agent noun-forming suffix), literally “a bloodsucker”.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.