irto

Signification (Anglais)

1. stiff
2. fragile

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈiɾto̝/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à portugais: hirto

Appartenant à espagnol: yerto

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese yrto, from Vulgar Latin *erctus, vernacular variant of Classical Latin ērēctus, therefore a doublet of ereto.
Despite the resemblance, unlikely to derive from Latin hirtus (“shaggy”). Compare Portuguese hirto, Spanish yerto.