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erizo.

hedgehog (mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/eˈɾiθo/[eˈɾi.θo]/eˈɾiso/[eˈɾi.so]

  1. hedgehog (mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae)

    masculine
    El lomo del erizo es espinoso.

  2. ellipsis of erizo de mar (“sea urchin”, literally “sea hedgehog”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/eˈɾiθo/[eˈɾi.θo]/eˈɾiso/[eˈɾi.so]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of erizar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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