ouriço

Portuguese

ouriço (Erinaceus europaeus)

ouriço (2)

ouriço (Paracentrotus lividus)

Alternative forms

• oiriço (rare)

Etymology

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

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /owˈɾi.su/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈɾi.su/

• Hyphenation: ou‧ri‧ço

Noun

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.

Related terms

• riço

Further reading

• ouriço on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt