# arco
## English
### Etymology

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

### Adverb

arco (not comparable)
* (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

arco (plural archi)
* (music) A passage to be played in this way.

### Anagrams

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

## Chibcha
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arco.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɾko/

### Noun

arco
* (architecture) arch

### References

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

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɾko/ [ˈaɾ.kʊ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾko

### Noun

arco m (plural arcos)
* bow (weapon)
* (geometry) arc
* (architecture) arch
* hoop (of a barrel)
* each one of the circles of a water wheel
* 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 [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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: /ˈar.ko/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arko
* Hyphenation: àr‧co

### Noun

arco m (plural archi)
* bow (weapon)
    tirare con l'arco ― to pull back a bow
* (music) bow (used to play string instruments)
    suonare con arco ― to play (music) with bow
* (geometry) arc
* (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)
* (archery) bow
* (architecture) arch

#### Related terms

* arqueiro

#### Descendants

* Fala: arcu, alcu
* Galician: arco
* Portuguese: arco
** → Indonesian: arku

### References

* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “arco”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →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: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaʁ.ku/ [ˈah.ku]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaʁ.ku/ [ˈah.ku]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈaɾ.ku/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈaʁ.ku/ [ˈaχ.ku]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈaɻ.ko/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈaɾ.ku/
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: /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)
* (geometry) arc
* arc, curve
    Synonym: curva
* (architecture) arch
* bow (weapon)
    Synonym: arco e flecha
* bow (rod used to play stringed instruments)
* (dentistry) archwire (orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch)
* (ophthalmology) arcus (white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea)

##### Derived terms

* arco e flecha
* arco-da-velha
* 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
* 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: /ˈaɾko/ [ˈaɾ.ko]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾko
* Syllabification: ar‧co

### Noun

arco m (plural arcos)
* bow (weapon)
    tirar con arco ― to shoot with a bow
* (music) bow (rod for an instrument)
* (geometry) arc
* (storytelling, literature) arc
* (architecture) arch
* (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 eléctrico
* arco escarzano
* arco formero
* arco huno
* arco iris
* arco largo
* arco por tranquil
* arco triunfal
* 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10