arronsar

Unknown. Perhaps from Arabic الرَّمْز‎ (ar-ramz, “nod, sign, hint”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) /ə.runˈsa/
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) /ə.ronˈsa/
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) /a.ronˈsaɾ/

arronsar (first-person singular present arronso, first-person singular preterite arronsí, past participle arronsat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to contract
2. (transitive) to shrug

   Synonym: arrupir-se

   arronsar les espatlles ― to shrug the shoulders

3. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun) to shy away

• estira-i-arronsa
• ronsa

• “arronsar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.