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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 15th century. From Latin sanguisuga (“leech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /sameˈsuɡa/
- IPA(key): (gheada) /sameˈsuħa/
Noun
samesuga f (plural samesugas)
- leech (animal)
- Synonym: bicha
1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 135:Para esto ual reer o lugar jnchado et çercallo de semesugas para liurar ende o sange que y ha para seyr fora- For this is valid to shave the swollen place and then to encircle it with leeches, so freeing the blood that is there, letting it go out
Derived terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “semesuga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “samesuga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “samesuga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “samesuga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN