erizo

noun

eri·​zo

ə̇ˈrē(ˌ)zō,

-)sō

plural -s

1

: any of several porcupine fishes

2

[American Spanish, from Spanish]

a

: the strong bast fiber of a South American timber tree (Apeiba tibourbou) of the family Tiliaceae

b

: the tree that yields erizo

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, hedgehog, from Latin ericius

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