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9 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
originFrom Middle English porke despyne, from Old French porc-espin, from Latin porcus (“pig”) + spinus (“spine”), hence also spine pig. Cognate with Spanish puercoespín, Italian porcospino, Portuguese porco-espinho.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- croppie 13
- cuppier 13
- precoup 13
- copper 12
- cupper 12
- precip 12
- poncier 11
- porcine 11
- pouncer 11
- propine 11
- copier 10
- crepon 10