archi

See also: Archi, archi-, and -archi

Chinese

Etymology

From clipping of English architect or English architecture.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa¹ ki²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa¹ ki²
    • Yale: ā kí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa¹ ki²
    • Guangdong Romanization: a¹ ki²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/

Noun

archi

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) architecture industry; architect
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) architecture (as a subject)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ʃi/

Etymology 1

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Adverb

archi

1. (slang) very; super

   Synonyms: très, super, méga, ultra

   J’suis archi fatiguée. ― I'm super tired.

Etymology 2

Clipping of architecture.

Noun

archi f (uncountable)

1. (informal) architecture

   un étudiant en archi ― an architecture student

Italian

Noun

archi m

1. plural of arco

Sicilian

Noun

archi

1. plural of arcu