Polyglot Dictionary

hedgehog

/ˈhɛdʒhɔːɡ/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
hedgehogs

Meaning

  1. erizo

    • The hedgehog rolled into a spiky ball.

      El erizo se enrolló formando una bola con púas.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

sea urchin

Spanish erizo covers both: a hedgehog is the spiny land mammal; a sea urchin is the spiny sea creature — unrelated animals, same Spanish word for "spiny thing."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa hedgehog?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The ___ rolled into a spiky ball.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a hedgehog?

noun

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