hotchi-witchin.

Brit.

/ˈhɒtʃɪˌwɪtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈhɑtʃiˌwɪtʃi/

Forms: 1800s– hotchi-witchi, 1800s– hotchi-witchu (nonstandard).

Origin: A borrowing from English Romani. Etymon: English Romani hóčiwiči.

Etymology: < English Romani hóčiwiči, probably < the English Romani word corresponding to Welsh Romani určos ( < urch- (in English urchin n.) + Welsh Romani -os , suffix forming nouns, frequently used to assimilate borrowings) + a second element of uncertain origin, either an arbitrary extension or perhaps a derivative of Romani veš forest, woods ( < Middle Persian wešag forest; Persian beša , (in Iran) bīšae ), probably with influence from English -y suffix¹.

In Romani use: the hedgehog.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Erinaceidae (hedgehog)

ilc897

iles pil?c1225

irchepilc1290

irchinc1290

hurcheonc1325

urchina1340

thorn-hog1340

hedgehoga1450

herisson?1590

land-urchin1603

hedge-piga1616

hotchi-witchi1843

porcupine1847

furze-pig1865

gypsies' pig1928

tiggy1938

1843 G. Borrow Zincali (ed. 2) I. i. v. 98 They [sc. gypsies] have been seen..to roast hotchiwitchu or hedgehog.

1884 N. Hellis Gipsy Jan i. 14 Hotchi-witchi!..An' we ain't tasted one fur weeks.

1928 Sunday Disp. 2 Sept. 3/3 The gypsies call the animal ‘Hotchi witchu’, we speak of him as the hedgehog.

1972 R. Godden Diddakoi i. 16 She had a dim remembrance of eating hedgehog—‘hotchi-witchi’ Gran called it.

2005 S. Greenwood Nature of Magic iv. 68 For Jasper, being indigenous does not concern having roots in the land..but of..fairies or bitti foki as well as stuffed toys (a great favourite was hedgehogs (hotchiwitchis) and worms).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hotchi-witchi
释义	hotchi-witchin. Brit. /ˈhɒtʃɪˌwɪtʃi/, U.S. /ˈhɑtʃiˌwɪtʃi/ Forms: 1800s– hotchi-witchi, 1800s– hotchi-witchu (nonstandard). Origin: A borrowing from English Romani. Etymon: English Romani hóčiwiči. Etymology: < English Romani hóčiwiči, probably < the English Romani word corresponding to Welsh Romani určos ( < urch- (in English urchin n.) + Welsh Romani -os , suffix forming nouns, frequently used to assimilate borrowings) + a second element of uncertain origin, either an arbitrary extension or perhaps a derivative of Romani veš forest, woods ( < Middle Persian wešag forest; Persian beša , (in Iran) bīšae ), probably with influence from English -y suffix¹. In Romani use: the hedgehog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Erinaceidae (hedgehog) ilc897 iles pil?c1225 irchepilc1290 irchinc1290 hurcheonc1325 urchina1340 thorn-hog1340 hedgehoga1450 herisson?1590 land-urchin1603 hedge-piga1616 hotchi-witchi1843 porcupine1847 furze-pig1865 gypsies' pig1928 tiggy1938 1843 G. Borrow Zincali (ed. 2) I. i. v. 98 They [sc. gypsies] have been seen..to roast hotchiwitchu or hedgehog. 1884 N. Hellis Gipsy Jan i. 14 Hotchi-witchi!..An' we ain't tasted one fur weeks. 1928 Sunday Disp. 2 Sept. 3/3 The gypsies call the animal ‘Hotchi witchu’, we speak of him as the hedgehog. 1972 R. Godden Diddakoi i. 16 She had a dim remembrance of eating hedgehog—‘hotchi-witchi’ Gran called it. 2005 S. Greenwood Nature of Magic iv. 68 For Jasper, being indigenous does not concern having roots in the land..but of..fairies or bitti foki as well as stuffed toys (a great favourite was hedgehogs (hotchiwitchis) and worms). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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