arrecir

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin arrigescĕre (“to become stiff”), from Latin arrigĕre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /areˈθiɾ/ [a.reˈθiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /areˈsiɾ/ [a.reˈsiɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to make something/someone numb with cold
2. (reflexive) to become numbed by cold, to be numbed by cold

Usage notes

• Usually only with forms where the ending begins with -i.

Further reading

• “arrecir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014