sabueso

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin segusius (compare Portuguese sabujo, Italian segugio), from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *segu (“to follow”) (compare Irish seach).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈbweso/ [saˈβ̞we.so]
  • Rhymes: -eso
  • Syllabification: sa‧bue‧so

Noun

sabueso m (plural sabuesos)

  1. bloodhound
  2. (colloquial) detective, sleuth

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