"arco" meaning in Spanish

See arco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaɾko/, [ˈaɾ.ko] Forms: arcos [plural]
Rhymes: -aɾko 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|arcus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin arcus, {{inh+|es|la|arcus}} Inherited from Latin arcus, {{cog|en|archery}} English archery, {{der|es|ine-pro|*h₂erkʷo-|t=bow, arrow}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”), {{cog|en|arrow}} English arrow Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} arco m (plural arcos)
  1. bow (weapon) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-arco-es-noun-mT6VxyaR Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations, Archery, Weapons Disambiguation of Archery: 31 28 6 6 23 6 Disambiguation of Weapons: 33 34 3 3 18 10
  2. (music) bow (rod for an instrument) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-arco-es-noun-4g6B0E0d Categories (other): Music, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Archery, Weapons Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 27 13 12 15 31 Disambiguation of Archery: 31 28 6 6 23 6 Disambiguation of Weapons: 33 34 3 3 18 10 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (geometry) arc Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-arco-es-noun-QE~Ps5TS Categories (other): Geometry, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 27 13 12 15 31 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  4. (storytelling, literature) arc Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-arco-es-noun-QE~Ps5TS1 Categories (other): Literature, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 27 13 12 15 31 Topics: literature, media, publishing
  5. (architecture) arch Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-arco-es-noun-iQyr4nET Categories (other): Architecture, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Archery, Architectural elements, Weapons Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 27 13 12 15 31 Disambiguation of Archery: 31 28 6 6 23 6 Disambiguation of Architectural elements: 16 15 6 6 50 6 Disambiguation of Weapons: 33 34 3 3 18 10 Topics: architecture
  6. (sports, Latin America) goal (structure) Tags: Latin-America, masculine Synonyms: portería
    Sense id: en-arco-es-noun-Vy7h7rtu Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Sports, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 27 13 12 15 31 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flecha

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arcada"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco a nivel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco a regla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco aórtico"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco de círculo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco de herradura"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco de iglesia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco de medio punto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco de todo punto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco de triunfo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Arco de Triunfo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco del cielo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco del pie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco eléctrico"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco escarzano"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco formero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco huno"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco iris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco largo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco por tranquil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arco triunfal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arcoíris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arquear"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arquería"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arquero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caballo con arcos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "danza de arcos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lámpara de arco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "potro con arcos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "saque de arco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sierra de arco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tiro con arco"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "arcus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin arcus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "arcus"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin arcus",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "archery"
      },
      "expansion": "English archery",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂erkʷo-",
        "t": "bow, arrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "arrow"
      },
      "expansion": "English arrow",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "arcos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "arco m (plural arcos)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ar‧co"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "flecha"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish terms with collocations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 28 6 6 23 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Archery",
          "orig": "es:Archery",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 3 3 18 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "es:Weapons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to shoot with a bow",
          "text": "tirar con arco",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bow (weapon)"
      ],
      "id": "en-arco-es-noun-mT6VxyaR",
      "links": [
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "es:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 27 13 12 15 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 28 6 6 23 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Archery",
          "orig": "es:Archery",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 3 3 18 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "es:Weapons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bow (rod for an instrument)"
      ],
      "id": "en-arco-es-noun-4g6B0E0d",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) bow (rod for an instrument)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Geometry",
          "orig": "es:Geometry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 27 13 12 15 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arc"
      ],
      "id": "en-arco-es-noun-QE~Ps5TS",
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "arc",
          "arc"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) arc"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Literature",
          "orig": "es:Literature",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 27 13 12 15 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arc"
      ],
      "id": "en-arco-es-noun-QE~Ps5TS1",
      "links": [
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "arc",
          "arc"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(storytelling, literature) arc"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Architecture",
          "orig": "es:Architecture",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 27 13 12 15 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 28 6 6 23 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Archery",
          "orig": "es:Archery",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 15 6 6 50 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Architectural elements",
          "orig": "es:Architectural elements",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 3 3 18 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "es:Weapons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arch"
      ],
      "id": "en-arco-es-noun-iQyr4nET",
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "arch",
          "arch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) arch"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin American Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "es:Sports",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 27 13 12 15 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goal (structure)"
      ],
      "id": "en-arco-es-noun-Vy7h7rtu",
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports, Latin America) goal (structure)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "portería"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɾko/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaɾ.ko]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɾko"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arco"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/aɾko",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/aɾko/2 syllables",
    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "es:Archery",
    "es:Architectural elements",
    "es:Weapons"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "arcada"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco a nivel"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco a regla"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco aórtico"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco de círculo"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco de herradura"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco de iglesia"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco de medio punto"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco de todo punto"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco de triunfo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arco de Triunfo"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco del cielo"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco del pie"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco eléctrico"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco escarzano"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco formero"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco huno"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco iris"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco largo"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco por tranquil"
    },
    {
      "word": "arco triunfal"
    },
    {
      "word": "arcoíris"
    },
    {
      "word": "arquear"
    },
    {
      "word": "arquería"
    },
    {
      "word": "arquero"
    },
    {
      "word": "caballo con arcos"
    },
    {
      "word": "danza de arcos"
    },
    {
      "word": "lámpara de arco"
    },
    {
      "word": "potro con arcos"
    },
    {
      "word": "saque de arco"
    },
    {
      "word": "sierra de arco"
    },
    {
      "word": "tiro con arco"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "arcus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin arcus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "arcus"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin arcus",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "archery"
      },
      "expansion": "English archery",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂erkʷo-",
        "t": "bow, arrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "arrow"
      },
      "expansion": "English arrow",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "arcos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "arco m (plural arcos)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ar‧co"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "flecha"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to shoot with a bow",
          "text": "tirar con arco",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bow (weapon)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bow (rod for an instrument)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) bow (rod for an instrument)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Geometry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arc"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "arc",
          "arc"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) arc"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Literature"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arc"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "arc",
          "arc"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(storytelling, literature) arc"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "arch",
          "arch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) arch"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin American Spanish",
        "es:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goal (structure)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports, Latin America) goal (structure)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "portería"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɾko/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaɾ.ko]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɾko"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arco"
}

Download raw JSONL data for arco meaning in Spanish (4.2kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: storytelling, literature",
  "path": [
    "arco"
  ],
  "section": "Spanish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "arco",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: storytelling, literature",
  "path": [
    "arco"
  ],
  "section": "Spanish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "arco",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Spanish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.