sanguíneo

See also: sanguineo and sangüíneo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sanguino, sangüino (pre-1990 spelling)
• sangüíneo (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sanguineus. Compare also the doublet sanguinho (“dogwood”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈɡwĩ.ne.u/, /sɐ̃ˈɡwĩ.ni.u/ [sɐ̃ˈɡwĩ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃ˈɡwĩ.nju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈɡwĩ.ne.u/, /sɐ̃ˈɡwĩ.ni.u/ [sɐ̃ˈɡwĩ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃ˈɡwĩ.nju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈɡwi.ne.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈɡwi.nju/

• Hyphenation: san‧guí‧ne‧o

Adjective

sanguíneo (feminine sanguínea, masculine plural sanguíneos, feminine plural sanguíneas)

1. sanguine
2. sanguineous (related to blood)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sanguineus. Compare also the doublet sangüeño (“dogwood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanˈɡineo/ [sãŋˈɡi.ne.o]
• Rhymes: -ineo
• Syllabification: san‧guí‧ne‧o

Adjective

sanguíneo (feminine sanguínea, masculine plural sanguíneos, feminine plural sanguíneas)

1. sanguineous (related to blood)
2. akin (related by blood)
3. (heraldry) sanguine

Derived terms

• circulación sanguínea
• flujo sanguíneo
• geranio sanguíneo
• grupo sanguíneo
• presión sanguínea
• riego sanguíneo
• sanguíneamente
• torrente sanguíneo
• vaso sanguíneo

 

Related terms

• sangre
• sangriento

 

Further reading

• “sanguíneo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10