huraño

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin forāneus (influenced in Spanish by hurón), ultimately from Latin forās (“outside”). Doublet of foráneo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɾaɲo/ [uˈɾa.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -aɲo
• Syllabification: hu‧ra‧ño

Adjective

huraño (feminine huraña, masculine plural huraños, feminine plural hurañas)

1. shy

   Synonym: tímido

2. antisocial, unsociable

   Synonyms: antisocial, esquivo

Further reading

• “huraño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10