arco del cielo
Spanish
Etymology
A compound meaning “arc of the sky”. Compare French arc-en-ciel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌaɾko del ˈθjelo/ [ˌaɾ.ko ð̞el̟ ˈθje.lo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˌaɾko del ˈsjelo/ [ˌaɾ.ko ð̞el ˈsje.lo]
- Syllabification: ar‧co del cie‧lo
Noun
arco del cielo m (plural arcos del cielo)
- (obsolete) rainbow
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 22v:
- Arco del cielo. ayauh coçamalotl.coçamalotl.
- A rainbow. ayauh coçamalotl.coçamalotl.
Further reading
- “arco del cielo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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