noun, feminine/ˈsanɡɾe/plural: sangres
blood
Related: a primera sangre, a sangre caliente, a sangre fría, a sangre y fuego, análisis de sangre, banco de sangre, baño de sangre, bautismo de sangre, carne y sangre, chupar la sangre
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥der. Proto-Italic *sangwens Latin sanguis Old Spanish sangne Spanish sangre Inherited from Old Spanish sangne, from Latin sanguis, sanguinem. The shift from /n/ to /ɾ/ in was likely due to dissimilation of two subsequent nasal consonants. The reason for the change in gender is unclear Cognate with Asturian sangre, Catalan sang, Galician sangue, French sang, Italian sangue, Portuguese sangue, and Romanian sânge.