Uncertain, but possibly fromFrenchrechigner(“to display reluctance”).

• IPA^(key): /arˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲo/
• Rhymes:-iɲɲo
• Hyphenation:ar‧cì‧gno

arcigno (femininearcigna,masculine pluralarcigni,feminine pluralarcigne)

1. severe andoffputting;forbidding,grim

   Synonyms:severo,accigliato,scostante,truce

2. (archaic)sour,acerbic

   Synonyms:amaro,acerbo,aspro

• arcignamente

• arcigno in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• Granico,acrigno

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