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): (Valencia) [e.ɾiˈso]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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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) hedgehog plant (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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “eriçó”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)