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Italian
Etymology
Uncertain, but possibly from French rechigner (“to display reluctance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲo/
- Rhymes: -iɲɲo
- Hyphenation: ar‧cì‧gno
Adjective
arcigno (feminine arcigna, masculine plural arcigni, feminine plural arcigne)
- severe and offputting; forbidding, grim
- Synonyms: severo, accigliato, scostante, truce
- (archaic) sour, acerbic
- Synonyms: amaro, acerbo, aspro
Derived terms
Further reading
- arcigno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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