It is an Americanism malsonant by "libidinous, sexually excited, in heat" that by the synonymy of "hot, arreche" can be extended to "angry"; It also means "hungry" although to avoid associations with its other meaning it is rarely used. The origins can be several, in the case of hunger clearly comes from its Caribbean synonym jaria ("need to eat"), which may also be related to that of sexual appetite, although in this case there are other possibilities such as a vulgarization of panting or an association with jareta ("panties"). See quesudo .
