eriçó
See also: Erico and Érico
Catalan
Alternative forms
- ariçó
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eriçon.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.ɾiˈso/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e.ɾiˈso/
Audio (file) - 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
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.