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arco

See also: arcò, arĉo, arco-, and Arco

English

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Etymology

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From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

Adverb

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arco (not comparable)

  1. (music) A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.

Noun

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arco (plural archi)

  1. (music) A passage to be played in this way.

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Chibcha

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish arco.

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Noun

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arco

  1. (architecture) arch

References

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  • Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Galician

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Arcos, Santa Mariña Dozo, Cambados, Galicia

Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arco, from Latin arcus, from Proto-Italic *arkuos.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈaɾko/ [ˈaɾ.kʊ]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɾko
    • Hyphenation: ar‧co

    Noun

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    arco m (plural arcos)

    1. bow (weapon)
    2. (geometry) arc
    3. (architecture) arch
    4. hoop (of a barrel)
    5. each one of the circles of a water wheel
    6. Moon's halo

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    Italian

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    Etymology

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    From Latin arcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).

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    Noun

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    arco m (plural archi)

    1. bow (weapon)
      tirare con l'arco ― to pull back a bow
    2. (music) bow (used to play string instruments)
      suonare con arco ― to play (music) with bow
    3. (geometry) arc
    4. (architecture) arch
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    Old Galician-Portuguese

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Latin arcus, from Proto-Italic *arkuos.

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      arco m (plural arcos)

      1. (archery) bow
      2. (architecture) arch
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      • Fala: arcu, alcu
      • Galician: arco
      • Portuguese: arco
        • → Indonesian: arku

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      Portuguese

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      Etymology 1

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        From Old Galician-Portuguese arco, arquo (“arch, bow”), from Latin arcus (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).

        Noun

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        arco m (plural arcos)

        1. (geometry) arc
        2. arc, curve
          Synonym: curva
        3. (architecture) arch
        4. bow (weapon)
          Synonym: arco e flecha
        5. bow (rod used to play stringed instruments)
        6. (dentistry) archwire (orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch)
        7. (ophthalmology) arcus (white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea)
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        Etymology 2

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Verb

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        arco

        1. first-person singular present indicative of arcar

        Spanish

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        Etymology

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        Inherited from Latin arcus (whence English archery), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). In some senses inherited, in others borrowed directly from Latin. Cognate with English arrow, arc, and arch.

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        Noun

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        arco m (plural arcos)

        1. bow (weapon)
          tirar con arco ― to shoot with a bow
        2. (music) bow (rod for an instrument)
        3. (geometry) arc
        4. (storytelling, literature) arc
        5. (architecture) arch
        6. (sports, Latin America) goal (structure)
          Synonym: portería

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