sanguinário

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sanguinarius. By surface analysis, sangue +‎ -n- +‎ -ário.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃.ɡiˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃.ɡiˈna.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃.ɡiˈna.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃.ɡiˈna.ɾjo/

  • Rhymes: -aɾiu
  • Hyphenation: san‧gui‧ná‧ri‧o

Adjective

sanguinário (feminine sanguinária, masculine plural sanguinários, feminine plural sanguinárias)

  1. (of a situation, event or work) sanguinary (accompanied by bloodshed)
  2. (of a person) sanguinary (eager for bloodshed)

Quotations

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