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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- 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/
- Rhymes: -isko
- Syllabification: a‧ris‧co
Adjective
arisco (feminine arisca, masculine plural ariscos, feminine plural ariscas)
- shy, skittish
- unsociable, untalkative
- Synonym: intratable
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