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echel

(Inglês)

leech, in particular one species used in bloodletting, the European medical leech, Hirudo officinalis

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈɛ.xəl/
Etimologia (Inglês)

In summary

From Middle Dutch echel, ēgele, from Old Dutch *egela, from Proto-West Germanic *egalu (“leech”). Related with egel (“hedgehog”). Cognate with German Egel (“leech”).

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