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Added 9 October 2026

arcade

/ɑɹˈkeɪd/ noun

Latin root: arcus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about arcade at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A row of arches.
A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
Clipping of amusement arcade.

verb

To cover (something) as with a series of arches.

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“the arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“an arc”). Not etymologically related to Arcadia.

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