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arca.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
arca.
Principal English Translation:
a chest or trunk; or, a community chest (see attestations)
Orthographic Variants:
arga
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
Inic ce tlacatl noconeuh ytoca Quidelia Xocoyotl nicemaca centetl arca yuan ce metlatl yuan centetl tilmatli yuan tomines macuilli pexus = A la una de mis hijas que se llama Quiteria Xocoyotl le doy una arca y una piedra de moler, e una manta e cinco pesos en tomines (Xochimilco, Tlaxcala, 1569)