espinhoso

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From espinho +‎ -oso, possibly corresponding to Latin spīnōsus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ozu Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nho‧so === Adjective === espinhoso (feminine espinhosa, masculine plural espinhosos, feminine plural espinhosas, metaphonic) prickly; thorny (covered with sharp points) Synonym: espinhento ==== Related terms ==== espinha === Further reading === “espinhoso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “espinhoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026