sanguento

Galician

Alternative forms

• sangüento, sanguiñento

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sangoento (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin sanguinentus, from sanguis (“blood”); alternatively, sangue +‎ -ento. Cognate with Portuguese sanguento and Spanish sangriento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saŋˈɡentʊ], [saŋˈɡɛntʊ]

Adjective

sanguento (feminine sanguenta, masculine plural sanguentos, feminine plural sanguentas)

1. bloody
   • 1913, Ramón Cabanillas, No Desterro:

     vencín dragóns xigantes en sanguiñentas loitas

     I defeated giant dragons in bloody fights

Related terms

• ensanguentar
• sangue

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “sangoento”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sangoent”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sanguento”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “sanguento”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sanguento, sangoento, from Latin sanguinentus, from sanguis (“blood”); alternatively, sangue +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈɡẽ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: san‧guen‧to

Adjective

sanguento (feminine sanguenta, masculine plural sanguentos, feminine plural sanguentas)

1. bloody (characterised by bloodshed)

   Synonym: sangrento