erizo

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noun

A sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).

OriginSpanish erizo ← Latin ēricius ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr →
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Meanings

nounerizo (plural erizos)

plural erizos

  1. obsoleteA sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).

    The erizo, or water hedge-hog, is very like the armado, but not quite so large.

    1774, Thomas Falkner, A Description of Patagonia, And The Adjoining Parts of South America

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰḗr
  2. Latinēricius
  3. Spanisherizo
  4. Englisherizo

Borrowed from Spanish erizo.

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APA

erizo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erizo

MLA

“erizo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erizo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erizo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erizo.

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