segugio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin segusius (compare Portuguese sabujo, Spanish sabueso), from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷetor (“to follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor (“to follow”) (compare Irish seach).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈɡu.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -udʒo
  • Hyphenation: se‧gù‧gio

Noun

segugio m (plural segugi)

  1. hound, bloodhound
  2. private eye, sleuth

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