puercoespín

Spanish

Alternative forms

• puerco espín

Etymology

From Latin porcus (“pig”) + spinus (“spine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pweɾkoesˈpin/ [pweɾ.ko.esˈpĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: puer‧co‧es‧pín

Noun

puercoespín m (plural puercoespines)

1. porcupine

Further reading

• “puercoespín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10