sanguijuela

From earlier sanguja (“leech”) +‎ -uela.

• IPA^(key): /sanɡiˈxwela/ [sãŋ.ɡiˈxwe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: san‧gui‧jue‧la

sanguijuela f (plural sanguijuelas)

1. leech (animal)

   Synonyms: sanguja, hirudíneo

• “sanguijuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28