arco

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow

Etymology

From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

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