transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈər-chən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English yrchoun, urchoun, from Anglo-French heriçun, hirechoun, from Old French * eriz, from Latin ericius, from eris; akin to Greek chēr hedgehog
Date: 14th century
1. archaic : hedgehog 1a
2. : a mischievous and often poor and raggedly clothed youngster
street urchin s
3. : sea urchin