🇪🇸 Spanish

erizos

masculine

los erizos

hedgehogs

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erizos
/los eˈɾiθos/
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How do you say erizos in Spanish?

IPA
/los eˈɾiθos/

How do you pronounce erizos in Spanish?

erizos is pronounced /los eˈɾiθos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El erizo pequeño estaba escondido bajo las hojas secas.

The small hedgehog was hidden under the dry leaves.

Encontramos un erizo herido y lo llevamos al veterinario más cercano.

We found an injured hedgehog and took it to the nearest veterinarian.

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Why is it masculine?

Erizos (hedgehog) is masculine because it derives from Latin "ericius," which was also masculine, and Spanish retained the gender of its Latin ancestor. The Latin term itself likely came from an onomatopoetic or descriptive root related to the animal's spiky appearance.

What is the Spanish word for hedgehogs?

The Spanish word for hedgehogs is los erizos — masculine.

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