Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arcade

/ɑɹˈkeɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: ar-cade
IPA: /ɑɹˈkeɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A row of arches.

noun

A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.

noun

Clipping of amusement arcade.

verb

To cover (something) as with a series of arches.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The walk down to the Underground station is equally easy, as you pass through the restored undercroft along an arcade of two-way spanning 'quadripartite' arches."
"[…] its trottoirs brick-paved and shaded by trees of almost tropical foliage—conspicuous among them the odoriferous magnolia, and the melia azedarach, or “Pride of China”—these in places completely arcading the streets—the town of Nachitoches offered the aspect of a rus in urbe, or urbs in rure, whichever way you may wish it."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Italian arcatabor. French arcadeubor. English arcade Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“the arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“an arc”). Not etymologically related to Arcadia.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: arcata, arcus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑɹˈkeɪd/
British English: /ɑːˈkeɪd/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

arcades (plural) arcades (present, singular) arcading (participle, present) arcaded (participle, past) arcaded (past)

Derived Forms

arcaded arcadelike arcader arcadey arcadian arcading barcade parkade

Phrases

amusement arcade arcade adventure arcade game penny arcade video arcade

Synonyms

colonnade

Rhymes With

made home-made played trade paid grade aid afraid laid stayed decade they'd

Questions

How do you pronounce arcade?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹˈkeɪd/.
What does arcade mean?: A row of arches.
Where does arcade come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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