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/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -isku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃku
Hyphenation: a‧ris‧co

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)

surly, unfriendly
Synonyms: hosco, áspero
unsociable, untalkative
Synonym: intratable

Further reading

“arisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024