arisco
PortugueseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
AdjectiveEdit
arisco m (feminine singular arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas, comparable)
- shy, aloof
- elusive
- Synonym: esquivo
- unpleasant
- Synonym: desagradável
- (figuratively) suspicious
- Synonym: desconfiado
Etymology 2Edit
From areísco, from areia (“sand”).
AdjectiveEdit
arisco m (feminine singular arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas, comparable)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unknown.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arisco (feminine singular arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas)
- shy, skittish
- unsociable, untalkative
- Synonym: intratable
Further readingEdit
- “arisco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.