arisco

== 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 === Further reading === “arisco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “arisco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025