farouche
Meaning
- wild, shy of humans
- shy, unsociable, retiring, hesitant
- distant, unapproachable
- stubborn, intransigent
- savage, dangerous, fierce
- staunch
Concepts
flesh-coloured clover
fear of strangers
stranger anxiety
Italian clover
scarlet clover
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/fa.ʁuʃ/
Etymology
From Old French faroche, alteration of forasche, from Late Latin forāsticus (“belonging outside”), from Latin forās (“out of doors”).
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