porco-espinho
Portuguese, noun/ˌpoʁ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/
porco-espinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “porcupine (any of several rodents of the families Hystricidae or Erethizontidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mamífero roedor pertencente à família Erethizontidae ou Hystricidae”.
What does porco-espinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineporcupine (any of several rodents of the families Hystricidae or Erethizontidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mamífero roedor pertencente à família Erethizontidae ou Hystricidae
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of porco-espinho
- porcos-espinho plural
- porcos-espinhos plural
- porco-espim alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce porco-espinho?
- Brazil /ˌpoʁ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [ˌpoh.ku.isˈpĩ.j̃u]
- Brazil /ˌpoʁ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to porco-espinho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.