revêche

Meaning

sour, unpleasant (mood)

Concepts

sour

surly

gruff

tart

acid

cool

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curt

fractious

harsh

ill-humored

ill-tempered

irascible

rude

short

sour-tempered

cantankerous

chilly

churlish

cold

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Synonyms

rude

brusque

bourru

cassant

composé

fort

forte

froid

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glacial

indifférent

insensible

maussade

morne

morose

rébarbatif

sec

rébarbative

acariâtre

bourrue

acerbe

Translations

rudo

scontroso

arisco

sauer

ispido

borstig

acre

agro

acido

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁə.vɛʃ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish:

Cognate with Italian: rivescio

Cognate with Italian: rivesciare

In summary

Uncertain; suggested to be either borrowed from Frankish *hriubisk, from *hreub (“rough”) + *-isk, or cognate with Italian rivescio, riverscio (“reversed”), from Vulgar Latin *reversiciō, from *reversicāre (whence Italian rivesciare, rovesciare (“to reverse, turn over”)), from Latin reversus (“turned around”).