riccio

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin ēricius (“a hedgehog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrit.t͡ʃo/ Rhymes: -ittʃo Hyphenation: rìc‧cio === Adjective === riccio (feminine riccia, masculine plural ricci, feminine plural ricce) curly (of hair) burr (chestnut or fish) === Noun === riccio m (plural ricci) curl, lock, ringlet (of hair) scroll (of violin) hedgehog husk, bur (of a chestnut) sea urchin In full: riccio di mare ==== Derived terms ==== arricciare capriccio riccio di mare ricciotto ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: rínxol === Further reading === riccio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary