arco

See also: arcò, arĉo, arco-, and Arco

English

Etymology

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

Adverb

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.

Anagrams

• ocra, acro-, acro, Caro, AOCR, orca, CRAO, Roca, RAOC, Cora

Chibcha

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾko/

Noun

arco

1. (architecture) arch

References

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

Galician

Arcos, Santa Mariña Dozo, Cambados, Galicia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾko/ [ˈaɾ.kʊ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɾko

Noun

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

Derived terms

• Arco
• arco da vella
• Arcos
• Fontarcade
• Fonte Arcada

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ko/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arko
• Hyphenation: àr‧co

Noun

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

Related terms

• archettaio
• arcobaleno
• arcuare
• inarcare

 

See also

• freccia f (weaponry)
• balestra f (weaponry)
• archetto m (weaponry)
• arcata f (architecture)
• volta f (architecture)
• curva f (by extension)
• curvatura f (by extension)
• gamma f
• ventaglio m
• spettro m
• schieramento m (politics)
• corso m (figurative)
• periodo m (figurative)

Anagrams

• acro, acro-, caro, ocra, orca, roca

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• arquo

Etymology

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

Noun

arco m (plural arcos)

1. (archery) bow
2. (architecture) arch

Related terms

• arqueiro

 

Descendants

• Fala: arcu, alcu
• Galician: arco
• Portuguese: arco

References

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2024) “arco”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “arco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “arco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.ku/ [ˈah.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.ku/ [ˈah.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.ku/ [ˈaχ.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaɻ.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.ku/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈah.ku/
• Rhymes: -aʁku, -aɾku
• Hyphenation: ar‧co

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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)

Derived terms

• arco-da-velha
• arco-e-flecha
• arco-íris
• arcobotante

 

Related terms

• arcar
• arcaria
• arcatura
• arciforme
• arqueação
• arqueado
• arqueador
• arqueadura
• arqueamento
• arquear
• arqueiro
• arquilho

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

arco

1. first-person singular present indicative of arcar

Spanish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾko/ [ˈaɾ.ko]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾko
• Syllabification: ar‧co

Noun

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

Derived terms

• arcada
• arco a nivel
• arco a regla
• arco aórtico
• arco de círculo
• arco de herradura
• arco de iglesia
• arco de medio punto
• arco de todo punto
• arco de triunfo
• Arco de Triunfo
• arco del cielo
• arco del pie
• arco escarzano
• arco formero
• arco huno
• arco iris
• arco largo
• arco por tranquil
• arcoíris
• arquear
• arquería
• arquero
• caballo con arcos
• danza de arcos
• lámpara de arco
• potro con arcos
• saque de arco
• sierra de arco
• tiro con arco

 

See also

• flecha

Further reading

• “arco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28