prickly

prickly
[ˈprɪklɪ]
adjetivo
1cubierto(a) de púas (animal); espinoso(a) (plant); susceptible, irritable (sentido figurado) (person)
  • prickly pear -> chumbera (f) , nopal (m) ; (tree) higo (m) chumbo(fruit), tuna (f) (Am)
2hormigueante (sensation)
  • prickly heat -> = erupción cutánea producida por el calor

prickly [pri-kli]
adjetivo
1Espinoso, lleno de púas; quisquilloso, poco afable (person).

prickly [ˈprɪklɪ]
adjective
pricklier (comparative)prickliest (superlative)
1 (spiky) espinoso
2 [+person] enojadizo
he's rather prickly about that sobre ese tema es algo quisquilloso
modifier
prickly heat (n) (Med) sarpullido (causado por exceso de calor); (m)
prickly pear (n) (plant) chumbera; (f) nopal; (m) (LAm) (fruit) higo chumbo; (m) tuna; (f) (LAm)

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