sanguessuga

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (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)
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