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