noun, feminine/ˈaɾka/plural: arcas
ark, chest
Synonyms: cofre
Related: arca de agua, arca de la Alianza, arca de Noé, arca del cuerpo, arca del diluvio, arca del pan, arca del testamento, arcón, arqueta, arquilla
Inherited from Old Spanish arca, archa, from Latin arca (“chest, box”), from arceō (“to enclose”).