arrecho

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈret͡ʃo/ [aˈre.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Syllabification: a‧rre‧cho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin arrēctus (“upright, erect; steep”).

Adjective

arrecho (feminine arrecha, masculine plural arrechos, feminine plural arrechas)

1. (vulgar) horny, randy
2. (vulgar, of a penis) erect, hard
3. (Venezuela, Colombia, colloquial) angry, pissed off
4. (Mexico, Central America, colloquial) brave, energetic
5. (colloquial) awesome, cool
6. (colloquial) difficult, hard

Derived terms

• arrechamente
• arrechar
• arrechera
• arrechucho

 

Etymology 2

Verb

arrecho

1. first-person singular present indicative of arrechar

Further reading

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