arquero

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈkeɾo/

Noun

arquero m (plural arqueros)

1. archer
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 32v:

     […] ⁊ alcaçáron los phẏliſteos a ſaul. E mataró le .iij. fijos e aionata ⁊ amẏnadab e melchẏſſue cóſiguẏeron los arq́ros a ſaul e fue el mal có ellos […]

     […] And the Philistines overtook Saul and killed his three sons, Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. The archers found Saul and he fared not well with them. […]

   • Idem, f. 42r.

     fueró ala batalla a ramot galaad. e demudos el Rey de ſus armas. e entros ala batalla. e tirol .j. arq́ro. e firiol entrela loriga elas brafoneras.

     And they went up to the battle at Remoth Gilead. And the king disguised his armor and went into battle. And an archer shot him and wounded him between the cuirass and arm braces.

Related terms

• arco

Descendants

• Spanish: arquero

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish arquero, possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”). Analyzable as arco (“bow”) +‎ -ero. Sense "goalkeeper" derived from arco (“goal”) +‎ -ero

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈkeɾo/ [aɾˈke.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ar‧que‧ro

Noun

arquero m (plural arqueros, feminine arquera, feminine plural arqueras)

1. archer

   Synonym: asaeteador

2. (sports, Latin America) goalkeeper

   Synonym: portero

Further reading

• “arquero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10