erizo

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish erizo.

Noun

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erizo (plural erizos)

  1. (obsolete) A sea urchin.
    • 1774, Thomas Falkner, A Description of Patagonia, And The Adjoining Parts of South America:
      The erizo, or water hedge-hog, is very like the armado, but not quite so large.

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eˈɾiθo/ [eˈɾi.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eˈɾiso/ [eˈɾi.so]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iθo
  • Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification: e‧ri‧zo

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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erizo m (plural erizos, feminine eriza, feminine plural erizas)

  1. hedgehog
  2. sea urchin
    Synonym: erizo de mar
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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erizo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of erizar

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