sugota

Galician

Etymology

From sugar (“to suck”) +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [suˈɣɔtɐ]

Noun

sugota m (plural sugotas)

1. (folklore, mythology) hag; a she-vampire

   Synonym: meiga chuchona

   • 1886, Antonio María de la Iglesia, El Idioma Gallego:

     Corréro-no as meigas; Chuchouno a sugota

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Related terms

• sugar

References

• “sugota” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “sugota” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.