arnês
Portuguese, noun/aʁˈne(j)s/
arnês is spelled A-R-N-Ê-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,994th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arnês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a full suit of armour, coat of mail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arreios de cavalo”.
What does arnês mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea full suit of armour, coat of mail
- 2
masculineharness (restraint made from straps or ropes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arreios de cavalo 2. armadura completa 3. proteção
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 arnês
- arneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arnês?
- Brazil /aʁˈne(j)s/
- Brazil [aɦˈne(ɪ̯)s]
- /aɾˈne(j)s/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arnês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arnês in Portuguese?
arnês appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).