arqueta

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300; from arca (“box”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

Noun

arqueta f (plural arquetas)

  1. (historical) bretèche, brattice
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación "Pedro Barrié de la Maza, Conde de Fenosa", page 595:
      os portaes erã fortes, et as entradas auesas, et as saeteyras moytas, et as arquetas moytas et de moytas guisas et per çima dos andámeos
      the gates were strong, and the entries unfavorable, and arrowslits many, and the bretèches many and made in many ways and upon the hoardings
  2. meal bin of a mill
  3. casket, coffer
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 642:
      Outrosi llj presentou muytos panos d'ouro et de seda, dos que fazẽ en Tartaria, et çẽ libras de mirra et de balsamo en hũa arqueta d'ouro, das que fazẽ en Tartaria.
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  4. tank, water bin
  5. collection box
    Synonym: boeta

Related terms

References

  • “arqueta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “arqueta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “arqueta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “arqueta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “arqueta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

From arca +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈketa/
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ar‧que‧ta

Noun

arqueta f (plural arquetas)

  1. small chest
  2. sump, catch-basin

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