arisco
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾis.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈɾiʃ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾis.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɾiʃ.ku/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish arisco.
Adjective
arisco (feminine arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas)
- shy, aloof
- elusive
- Synonym: esquivo
- unpleasant
- Synonym: desagradável
- (figuratively) suspicious
- Synonym: desconfiado
Etymology 2
From areísco, from areia (“sand”).
Adjective
arisco (feminine arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas)
- sandy
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɾisko/ [aˈɾis.ko]
- Rhymes: -isko
- Syllabification: a‧ris‧co
Adjective
arisco (feminine arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas)
- shy, skittish
- unsociable, untalkative
- Synonym: intratable
Further reading
- “arisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014