ouriço

1. (masculine) hedgehog
2. (masculine) chestnut burr
3. (masculine) sea urchin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/o(w)ˈɾi.su/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ēricius

Cognate with Galician: ourizo

Cognate with Asturian: oriciu

Cognate with Spanish: erizo

Cognate with Catalan: eriçó

Cognate with Occitan: eriç

Cognate with French: hérisson

Cognate with Italian: riccio

Cognate with Romanian: arici

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouriço, from Latin ēricius (“hedgehog”) (possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *auricius), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”).
Cognate with Galician ourizo, Asturian oriciu, Spanish erizo (Santander dialect orizo), Catalan eriçó (dialectal oriç), Occitan eriç, French hérisson (cf. also oursin), Italian riccio and Romanian arici.

Concepts

hedgehog

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hedgehogs

burr

Erinaceus europaeus

Erinaceus europeaeus

Synonyms

ouriço-cacheiro

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porco-espinho

Ouriço-terrestre

Translations

hérisson

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erizo

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Igel

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riccio

egel

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eriçó

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jeż

kirpi

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eriç

eriçon

σκατζόχοιρος

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ericius

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