ourizo

Galician

ourizo ("sea urchin")

Ourizo

Ourizo

Alternative forms

• arizo, erizo, eurizo, orizo, urizo

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese *ouriço, from Latin ēricius (“hedgehog”). Cognate with Portuguese ouriço, Asturian oriciu, Spanish erizo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /owˈɾiθo̝/, (western) /owˈɾiso̝/

Noun

ourizo m (plural ourizos)

1. chestnut burr
2. hedgehog

   Synonym: ourizo cacho

3. sea urchin

   Synonym: ourizo do mar

Derived terms

• ouriceira

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ourizo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN