ouriceira

Galician

An old ouriceira

Alternative forms

• uriceira

Etymology

Ourizo (“burr; sea urchin; hedgehog”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /owɾiˈθejɾa̝/, (western) /owɾiˈsejɾa̝/

Noun

ouriceira f (plural ouriceiras)

1. place which abounds in either sea urchins or hedgehogs
2. place or open building used for gathering and ripening chestnut burrs

   Synonyms: corripa, corriza, sequeiro

Related terms

• ourizo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ouriceira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ouriceira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ouriceira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN