ourizo

Galician

ourizo ("sea urchin")
Ourizo
Ourizo

Alternative forms

  • arizo, erizo, eurizo, orizo, urizo

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese *ouriço, from Latin ēricius (hedgehog). Cognate with Portuguese ouriço, Asturian oriciu, Spanish erizo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /owˈɾiθo̝/, (western) /owˈɾiso̝/

Noun

ourizo m (plural ourizos)

  1. chestnut burr
  2. hedgehog
    Synonym: ourizo cacho
  3. sea urchin
    Synonym: ourizo do mar

Derived terms

References

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