ouriço-cacheiro

Portuguese

ouriço (Erinaceus europaeus)

Etymology

From ouriço (“hedgehog”) + cacheiro (“hiding, cunning”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˌɾi.su.kaˈʃe(j).ɾu/ [o(ʊ̯)ˌɾi.su.kaˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˌɾi.su.kaˈʃe(j).ɾu/ [o(ʊ̯)ˌɾi.su.kaˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˌɾi.so.kaˈʃe(j).ɾo/ [o(ʊ̯)ˌɾi.so.kaˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˌɾi.su.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˌɾi.su.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /owˌɾi.su.kɐˈt͡ʃej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˌɾi.su.kɐˈʃej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˌɾi.su.kɐˈʃe.ɾu/

Noun

ouriço-cacheiro m (plural ouriços-cacheiros)

1. hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

   Synonym: ouriço

   O ouriço-cacheiro usa os seus espinhos para se proteger dos predadores.

   The hedgehog uses its quills to protect itself from predators.