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leech meaning in Pashto

ژوره žawǝ́ra

/ˈliːt͡ʃ/

leech in Pashto: ژوره (žawǝ́ra), وخچه (waxčá). In English, leech means a typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

Pashto words for leech

annelid
ژوره žawǝ́ra, وخچه waxčá

English meaning of leech

  1. noun A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
  2. noun A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
  3. noun A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
  4. verb To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Full definition of leech

leech in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: mooch, suck down
  • Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.

Synonyms of leech

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Questions about leech in Pashto

What is the meaning of leech in Pashto?
Leech in Pashto is ژوره (žawǝ́ra), وخچه (waxčá).
leech په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Leech: ژوره (žawǝ́ra), وخچه (waxčá).
What does leech mean in English?
Leech means a typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

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