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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From arc + -ejar.
Verb
arquejar (first-person singular present arquejo, first-person singular preterite arquegí, past participle arquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to arc (bend something into the shape of an arc)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to arc (take the shape of an arc)
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Etymology 2
From arca + -ejar.
Verb
arquejar (first-person singular present arquejo, first-person singular preterite arquegí, past participle arquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive, nautical) to measure the volume of a vessel
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Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
arquejar (first-person singular present arquejo, first-person singular preterite arquejei, past participle arquejado)
- to pant, gasp, wheeze
- to yearn
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.