sanguijuela

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish sangusuela (c. 1250, in Libro de los animales que caçan), from Latin sanguisūga (“leech”) + -uela (“diminutive suffix”). Less likely, from earlier sanguja (“leech”) +‎ -uela. Note that sangusuela is attested earlier than sanguja (1494, in Vicente de Burgos). === 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Fala: sanguijuela === Further reading === “sanguijuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025