porco-espinho

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

porco-espim

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/ , /ˌpoʁ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/ , /ˌpoɾ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.ku.iʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ , /ˌpoʁ.ku.eʃˈpĩ.ɲu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɻ.ko.esˈpi.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.ku.(i)ʃˈpi.ɲu/

Noun

porco-espinho m (plural porcos-espinho or porcos-espinhos)

porcupine (any of several rodents of the families Hystricidae or Erethizontidae)

See also

ouriço

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