sanguijuela
Spanish
Etymology
From earlier sanguja (“leech”) + -uela.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sanɡiˈxwela/ [sãŋ.ɡiˈxwe.la]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: san‧gui‧jue‧la
Noun
sanguijuela f (plural sanguijuelas)
- leech (animal)
- Synonyms: sanguja, hirudíneo
Related terms
- sangre
Further reading
- “sanguijuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014