What does arca in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word arca in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arca in Portuguese.

The word arca in Portuguese means chest, Arca, arca, Arca, baú, arca, caixa. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arca

chest

substantivo feminino (caixa grande) (large box, furniture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Arca

noun (Noah's Ark: biblical boat)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
According to the Bible story, Noah built the ark to save human and animal life from a great flood.

arca

noun (money chest)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Dozens of heavy coffers were retrieved from the sunken ship.

Arca

noun (sacred container) (recipiente sagrado)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The ark in a synagogue holds the sacred scrolls of the Torah.

baú

noun (strong box)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Guardamos cobertores naquele velho baú perto da cama.
We keep blankets in that old chest by the bed.

arca, caixa

noun (pejorative (hut, shack) (para armazenamento)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The old man lives in a hutch several miles outside of town.

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