Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erizo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: er-i-zo
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish erizo.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

erizos (plural)

Questions

What does erizo mean?: A sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).
Where does erizo come from?: Borrowed from Spanish erizo.

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