arras
Portuguese, noun
arras is spelled A-R-R-A-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 74,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arras is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “downpayment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, arrás is a different word: “arras (a tapestry or wall hanging)”. With a tilde, arrãs is a different word: “plural of arrã”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sinal, garantia de contrato”.
What does arras mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedownpayment
noun
- 1
masculinearras (a tapestry or wall hanging)
suffix
- 1
femininefeminine plural of -arro
noun
- 1
plural of arrã
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sinal, garantia de contrato 2. penhor 3. dotes, bens oferecidos pelo noivo à noiva ao contratarem casamento
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 arras
- arrases plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to arras
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arras in Portuguese?
arras appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).