ouriçado

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • eriçado

Etymology

From ouriçar +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o(w).ɾiˈsa.du/ [o(ʊ̯).ɾiˈsa.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o(w).ɾiˈsa.do/ [o(ʊ̯).ɾiˈsa.do]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /o(w).ɾiˈsa.du/ [o(w).ɾiˈsa.ðu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ow.ɾiˈsa.du/ [ow.ɾiˈsa.ðu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /o.ɾiˈsa.du/ [o.ɾiˈsa.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: ou‧ri‧ça‧do

Adjective

ouriçado (feminine ouriçada, masculine plural ouriçados, feminine plural ouriçadas)

  1. having spikes like a hedgehog
  2. (Brazil, informal) excited

Participle

ouriçado (feminine ouriçada, masculine plural ouriçados, feminine plural ouriçadas)

  1. past participle of ouriçar