arisco
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Adjective
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Synonyms
- (elusive): esquivo
- (unpleasant): desagradável
- (suspicious): desconfiado
Etymology 2
From areísco, from areia (“sand”).
Adjective
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Spanish
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
Adjective
arisco (feminine arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas)
- shy, skittish
- unsociable, untalkative
- Synonym: intratable
Further reading
- “arisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014