arrogansia

Ladino

Alternative forms

• arrogansa, arrogansya

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arrogantia, perhaps through another language.

Noun

arrogansia f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ארוגאנסייה)

1. audacity; boldness; effrontery; impudence; insolence; shameless; chutzpah

   Synonyms: deskaramiento, gaavá, hutzpá, impudensia, insolensia

   • 2008, Matilda Gini Barnatán, Viviana Rajel Barnatán, Darío Meta Barnatán, La ija i la madre komo la unya i la karne‎^[1], Ibersaf Editores, →ISBN, page 73:

     Ayí por la ignoransia
     La arrogansia, la intoleransia
     La mezuzá kayía
     Yorando entre despididas...

     There through ignorance
     Arrogance, intolerance
     The mezuzah was silencing
     Crying between farewells...