Seeigel

sea urchin

noun ZAY-ee-gel Rare

Usage Note

Seeigel ('sea hedgehog') is the German word for sea urchins (Echinoidea); the name aptly describes the spiny body. Sea urchin roe (Seeigel-Rogen) is a culinary delicacy (Japanese uni) increasingly found on German menus.

Examples

"Beim Schnorcheln trat er versehentlich auf einen Seeigel und bekam Stacheln in den Fuß."

Natural Translation

While snorkelling he accidentally stepped on a sea urchin and got spines in his foot.

Literal Translation

At-the snorkelling stepped he accidentally onto a sea-urchin and got spines in-the foot.

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