sanguessuga
Portuguese, noun/ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈsu.ɡɐ/
sanguessuga is spelled S-A-N-G-U-E-S-S-U-G-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,308th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sanguessuga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “leech (aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “verme parasita temporário”.
What does sanguessuga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenonstandardleech (aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea)
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculineleech (person who derives profit from others)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verme parasita temporário 2. indivíduo que explora outro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sanguessuga
- sanguessugas plural
- sambexuga alternative
- samessuga alternative
- samexuga alternative
- samexunga alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sanguessuga?
- Brazil /ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈsu.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˌsɐ̃.ɡɨˈsu.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˌsɐ̃.ɡɨˈsu.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sanguessuga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sanguessuga in Portuguese?
sanguessuga appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).