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Stachelschwein.

porcupine

14 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃtaxəlˌʃvaɪ̯n/[ˈʃta.χl̩ˌʃʋaɪ̯n]
  1. porcupine

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

16th century, from Stachel (“spine, spike”) + Schwein (“pig, swine”), a calque of Latin porcus spīnōsus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος (akanthókhoiros).

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