erizo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) hedgehog (mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae)
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of erizo de mar (“sea urchin”, literally “sea hedgehog”)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of erizar

erizar

1. (transitive) to bristle
2. (broadly) to become uneasy, tense, nervous

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Concepts

hedgehog

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hedgehogs

burr

urchin

bur

Czech hedgehog

sea urchin

tingle

Synonyms

espina

abrojo

bolita

lapa

puerco espín

hystricomorph

defensiva circular

caballo de frisa

caballo de Frisa

Translations

hérisson

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Igel

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riccio

ouriço

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eriçó

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egel

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kirpi

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eriç

eriçon

σκατζόχοιρος

قنفذ

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σκαντζόχοιρος

ericius

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erinaceus

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Hyphenated as

e‧ri‧zo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eˈɾiθo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ēricius

Cognate with English: urchin

In summary

Inherited from Latin ēricius (“hedgehog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). Compare English urchin.