arcade
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arcade
- /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ US
- /ɑːˈkeɪd/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“the arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“an arc”). Not etymologically related to Arcadia.
noun arcades
- A row of arches. The walk down to the Underground station is equally easy, as you pass through the restored undercroft along an arcade of two-way spanning 'quadripartite' arches.
- A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
- Clipping of amusement arcade
verb arcades · arcading · arcaded
- To cover (something) as with a series of arches. […] its trottoirs brick-paved and shaded by trees of almost tropical foliage—conspicuous among them the odoriferous magnolia, and the melia azedarach, or “Pride of China”—these in places completely arcading the streets—the town of Nachitoches offered the aspect of a rus in urbe, or urbs in rure, whi
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: colonnade, arch, ark, playroom, room, mall, gallery, shopping, gaming, gambling, arcading, arcature, archway, arcosolium, arch bridge, bridge
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noun row of arches
| Español | arcada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아케이드 akeideu |
| 日本語 | アーケード ākēdo |
| 中文 | 拱廊 gǒngláng |
| Português | arcada |
| Français | arcade |
| Deutsch | Arkade |
| Italiano | arcata, loggiato, porticato |
| Română | arcadă |
| Русский | арка́да arkáda |
| Tiếng Việt | cửa tò vò |
noun covered passage, usually with shops on both sides
| Español | galería, galería comercial |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 商店街 shōtengai |
| Português | galeria, arcada |
| Français | galerie marchande |
| Deutsch | Laube |
| Italiano | portico, porticato, sottoportico |
| Ελληνικά | στοά stoá |
| Română | arcadă, pasaj |
| Русский | пасса́ж passáž |
Talk about this word "arcade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arcade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arcade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arcade "arcade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arcade.Cite this
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title = {arcade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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