arisco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish arisco.

Adjective

arisco m (feminine singular arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas, comparable)

1. shy, aloof
2. elusive

   Synonym: esquivo

3. unpleasant

   Synonym: desagradável

4. (figuratively) suspicious

   Synonym: desconfiado

Etymology 2

From areísco, from areia (“sand”).

Adjective

arisco m (feminine singular arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas, comparable)

1. sandy

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɾisko/

Adjective

arisco (feminine singular arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas)

1. shy, skittish
2. unsociable, untalkative

   Synonym: intratable

Further reading

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