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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ar‧car

Etymology 1

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From arca (ark) +‎ -ar.

Verb

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arcar (first-person singular present arco, first-person singular preterite arquei, past participle arcado)

  1. (intransitive) to shoulder [with com]
  2. (intransitive) to afford [with com]
  3. (transitive or intransitive) to tussle
  4. (intransitive) to pant (to breathe quickly)
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Etymology 2

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From Latin arcuāre (to bend like a bow). By surface analysis, arco (arch) +‎ -ar.

Verb

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arcar (first-person singular present arco, first-person singular preterite arquei, past participle arcado)

  1. (intransitive) to bow (become bent)
  2. (transitive) to bow (bend a thing)
  3. (transitive) to hoop (to bind using a hoop)
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Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Probably from arc +‎ -ar or possibly from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (maker of bows), from Latin arcus.

Noun

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arcar m (plural arcari)

  1. (archaic) maker or vendor of bows

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