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)

1. leech (animal)

   Synonyms: sanguja, hirudíneo

Related terms

• sangre

Descendants

• → Fala: sanguijuela

Further reading

• “sanguijuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10