Portuguese edit

 
ouriço (Erinaceus europaeus)
 
ouriço (2)
 
ouriço (Paracentrotus lividus)

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Etymology edit

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.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.su/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾi.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.so/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾi.so]
 

  • Hyphenation: ou‧ri‧ço

Noun edit

ouriço m (plural ouriços)

  1. hedgehog
    Synonym: ouriço-cacheiro
    O ouriço usa os seus espinhos para se proteger dos predadores.
    The hedgehog uses its quills to protect itself from predators.
  2. chestnut burr
  3. sea urchin
    Synonym: ouriço-do-mar
    Quando penetram a pele humana, os espinhos do ouriço infligem uma ferida dolorosa.
    The sea urchin's spines inflict a painful wound when they penetrate human skin.

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