noun, feminine/sanˈɡuxa/plural: sangujas
leech (animal)
Synonyms: sanguijuela, hirudíneo
Related: sanguijuela
Inherited from Latin sanguisūga (“leech”, literally “bloodsucker”) (compare French sangsue, Italian sanguisuga, Portuguese sanguessuga), from sanguis (“blood”) + sūgō (“to suck”).