arcade

French arcade, from Italian arcata (“arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“arc”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈkeɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈkeɪd/
• Hyphenation: ar‧cade
• Rhymes: -eɪd

arcade (plural arcades)

1. (architecture) A row of arches.
2. (architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
3. (video games) An establishment that runs coin-operated games.

• adarce, araced

Borrowed from French arcade.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑrˈkaː.də/

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• Hyphenation: ar‧ca‧de
• Rhymes: -aːdə

arcade f (plural arcaden or arcades, diminutive arcadetje n)

1. (architecture) arcade (array of arches)

• arcadehal

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.kad/

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arcade f (plural arcades)

1. (architecture) arcade
2. (anatomy) arch, ridge
3. (gaming) arcade

• arcade sourcilière

• “arcade” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).