arrecho

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈret͡ʃo/ [aˈre.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -etʃo
Syllabification: a‧rre‧cho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin arrēctus (“upright, erect; steep”).

Adjective

arrecho (feminine arrecha, masculine plural arrechos, feminine plural arrechas)

(vulgar) horny, randy
(vulgar, of a penis) erect, hard
(Venezuela, Colombia, colloquial) angry, pissed off
(Mexico, Central America, colloquial) brave, energetic
(colloquial) awesome, cool
(colloquial) difficult, hard

Derived terms

Verb

arrecho

first-person singular present indicative of arrechar

Further reading

“arrecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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