succhiasangue

Corsican

Etymology

succhià (“to suck”) +‎ sangue (“blood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suɡɡjaˈsanɡwe/

Noun

succhiasangue m or f

1. vampire
2. (derogatory) bloodsucker, parasite

Alternative forms

• suchjasangue

References

• infcor

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of succhia (“to suck”) +‎ sangue (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsuk.kjaˈsan.ɡwe/
• Rhymes: -anɡwe
• Hyphenation: suc‧chia‧sàn‧gue

Noun

succhiasangue m or f by sense (invariable)

1. (derogatory) bloodsucker, parasite

Further reading

• succhiasangue in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication