arcigno
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain, but possibly from French rechigner (“to display reluctance”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
arcigno (feminine arcigna, masculine plural arcigni, feminine plural arcigne)
- severe and offputting; forbidding, grim
- Synonyms: severo, accigliato, scostante, truce
- (archaic) sour, acerbic
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- arcigno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana