eriçó

See also: Erico, érico, and Érico

Catalan

Alternative forms

ariçó

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eriçon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɾiˈso]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [e.ɾiˈso]
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Rhymes: -o

Noun

eriçó m (plural eriçons)

hedgehog
(botany) Launaea cervicornis
Synonyms: gatovell, gatell, socarrell
(botany) Balearic milkvetch
Synonym: gatovell
(botany) Erinacea anthyllis
Synonym: coixí de monja
(Valencia) shiver
Synonym: calfred

Derived terms

eriçó de mar
eriçó groc

Related terms

eriçar

Further reading

“eriçó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“eriçó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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