arrecir

From Vulgar Latin arrigescĕre (“to become stiff”), from Latin arrigĕre.

• (z-s distinction) IPA^(key): [areˈθiɾ]
• (seseo merger) IPA^(key): [areˈsiɾ]

arrecir (first-person singular present arrezco, first-person singular preterite arrecí, past participle arrecido)

1. (transitive) to make something/someone numb with cold
2. (reflexive) to become numbed by cold, to be numbed by cold

• Usually only with forms where the ending begins with -i.

• Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.