Polyglot Dictionary

ouriço

/owˈɾisu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os ouriços

Meaning

  1. hedgehog

    • Vi um ouriço.

      I saw a hedgehog.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

porco-espinho

Worth distinguishing: a hedgehog (ouriço) and a porcupine (porco-espinho) are similar spiny animals often confused.

Similar in other languages

German

Igel

Igel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hedgehog."

Spanish

erizo

erizo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hedgehog."

French

hérisson

hérisson is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hedgehog."

Practice

1 What does ouriço mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vi um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ouriço?

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