arisco
Spanish, adjective/aˈɾisko/
arisco is spelled A-R-I-S-C-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 89,640th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arisco is a Spanish adjective meaning “surly, unfriendly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En referencia a una persona o un animal: áspero, intratable”.
What does arisco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
surly, unfriendly
- 2
unsociable, untalkative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. En referencia a una persona o un animal: áspero, intratable.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arisco
- arisca feminine
- ariscos masculine plural
- ariscas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arisco?
- /aˈɾisko/
- [aˈɾis.ko]
- [aˈɾisko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arisco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arisco in Spanish?
arisco appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).