eriçó

See also: Erico, érico, and Érico

Catalan

Alternative forms

• ariçó

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eriçon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɾiˈso]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [e.ɾiˈso]

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• Rhymes: -o

Noun

eriçó m (plural eriçons)

1. hedgehog
2. (botany) Launaea cervicornis

   Synonyms: gatovell, gatell, socarrell

3. (botany) Balearic milkvetch

   Synonym: gatovell

4. (botany) Erinacea anthyllis

   Synonym: coixí de monja

5. (Valencia) shiver

   Synonym: calfred

Derived terms

• eriçó de mar
• eriçó groc

Related terms

• eriçar

Further reading

• “eriçó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “eriçó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.