arç

See also: arc, arc-, ārc-, Arc, and ARC

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown; possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *artea or *artius. Compare Navarro-Aragonese arto (“blackthorn”) and Asturian artu (“bramble”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈars/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾs/

Noun

arç m (plural arços)

a name given to various species of flowering shrubs including the hawthorn, the sea-buckthorn, and the European teatree

Derived terms

arç blanc
arç de tanques
arç groc
arç negre
arçar
arçot

Further reading

“arç” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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