eriçó
Catalan
Alternative forms
- ariçó
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eriçon.
Pronunciation
Noun
eriçó m (plural eriçons)
- hedgehog
- (botany) Launaea cervicornis
- (botany) Balearic milkvetch
- Synonym: gatovell
- (botany) hedgehog plant (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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “eriçó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.