arca
Portuguese, noun/ˈaʁ.kɐ/
arca is spelled A-R-C-A (4 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of arcar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “caixa retangular com tampa chata e geralmente revestida de couro cru, destinada a guardar o enxoval”.
What does arca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineark
- 2
feminineark (ship built by Noah)
- 3
feminineark clam (mollusc in the genus Arca)
- 4
datedfemininecoffer (strong chest used for keeping valuables safe)
- 5
datedfemininecoffer (a supply of money belonging to an organization)
- 6
datedfemininethorax
- 7
Brazilcolloquialfemininepawnshop
- 8
femininehug
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
suffix
- 1
femininemasculine-arch (leading, leader)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. caixa retangular com tampa chata e geralmente revestida de couro cru, destinada a guardar o enxoval 2. mala 3. cofre 4. embarcação
noun: 1. lavanda, Lavandula pedunculata
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arca
- arcas plural
- archa alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arca?
- Brazil /ˈaʁ.kɐ/
- Brazil [ˈah.kɐ]
- /ˈaɾ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arca in Portuguese?
arca appears 6.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).