porco-espinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• porco-espim

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoh.ku.isˈpĩ.j̃u], /ˌpoʁ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoh.ku.esˈpĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoh.ku.isˈpĩ.j̃u], /ˌpoʁ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoh.ku.esˈpĩ.j̃u]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoɾ.ku.isˈpĩ.j̃u], /ˌpoɾ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoɾ.ku.esˈpĩ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.ku.iʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoχ.ku.iʃˈpĩ.j̃u], /ˌpoʁ.ku.eʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoχ.ku.eʃˈpĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɻ.ko.esˈpi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.ku.(i)ʃˈpi.ɲu/

Noun

porco-espinho m (plural porcos-espinho or porcos-espinhos)

1. porcupine (any of several rodents of the families Hystricidae or Erethizontidae)

See also

• ouriço