eş: chiaramente visibile, evidente, che dà nell'occhio, pacchiano, sgargiante, smaccato
köken: Inherited from Late Latin appārēscente (“beginning to appear”, singular ablative present participle of appārēscō (“to begin to appear”), inchoative of Latin appāreō (“to appear”)).
harsh of manner or personality; vicious, wily, unscrupulous, villainous · persistent or stubborn of manner; cloying of flavor; garish or overdone of color or appearance
köken: First cited to 1694. Ultimate derivation is unclear. * One reference derives this from prefix あ (a, of uncertain meaning) + 諄い (kudoi, “repetitive, tedious, clunky, long-winded, insistent”). *: However, there is no apparent fitting prefix, only 亜 (a-, “sub-, -ous, -ite”, most often found in chemistry or biology). * Described in another source as deriving from 灰汁 (aku, “lye; harshness [as a…