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recalcitrante

  • [rekalsiˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e] Rosario, Argentina, seseante
  • [rekal̟θiˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e] no seseante

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Del latín recalcitrans.

adjective recalcitrantes

  1. Reacio, obstinado en la resistencia.

    Similar: obstinado, terco, pertinaz, porfiado, contumaz, empecinado, insistente, incorregible, reacio

  2. Dicho de una semilla, que pierde su viabilidad en condiciones de frío y sequedad, de manera que resultan difíciles de almacenar.
  3. Reincidente, que vuelve a cometer la misma conducta, error o vicio, o que no puede evitarlo.

In English

  • recalcitrant marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
  • restive resistant of control; stubborn

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@misc{recalcitrante_2026,
  title = {recalcitrante},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/recalcitrante},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}