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arca.

ark

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaʁ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈah.kɐ]Brazil/ˈaɾ.kɐ/São-Paulo/ˈaʁ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. ark

    feminine
  2. ark (ship built by Noah)

    feminine
  3. ark clam (mollusc in the genus Arca)

    feminine
  4. coffer (strong chest used for keeping valuables safe)

    dated · feminine
  5. coffer (a supply of money belonging to an organization)

    broadly · dated · feminine
  6. thorax

    dated · feminine
  7. pawnshop

    Brazil · colloquial · feminine
  8. hug

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arca, archa, borrowed from Latin arca. First attested in 1109.

verb/ˈaʁ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈah.kɐ]Brazil/ˈaɾ.kɐ/São-Paulo/ˈaʁ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of arcar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of arcar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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