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sangriento

bloody

adjective sahn-GREEYEHN-toh Rare

Origin: From sangre (blood) + -iento (adjective suffix).

Also means

gory

Usage Note

Sangriento agrees in gender and number: una batalla sangrienta. It describes something covered in blood or involving much bloodshed. Do not confuse with sanguinario (bloodthirsty, cruel by nature) — sangriento describes the result, sanguinario describes the character.

Examples

"Fue una batalla sangrienta y brutal."

Natural Translation

It was a bloody and brutal battle.

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