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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sugota”, 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), “sugota”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega