ouriceira

Galician

An old ouriceira

Alternative forms

• uriceira

Etymology

Ourizo (“burr; sea urchin; hedgehog”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /owɾiˈθejɾa̝/, (western) /owɾiˈsejɾa̝/

Noun

ouriceira f (plural ouriceiras)

1. place which abounds in either sea urchins or hedgehogs
2. place or open building used for gathering and ripening chestnut burrs

   Synonyms: corripa, corriza, sequeiro

Related terms

• ourizo

References

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• “ouriceira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.