sabujo

Portuguese
sabujo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈbu.ʒu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈbu.ʒo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˈbu.ʒu/ [sɐˈβu.ʒu]

  • Hyphenation: sa‧bu‧jo

Noun

sabujo m (plural sabujos)

  1. hound (dog breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting)
  2. (figurative) an excessively submissive person
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