arcén

Spanish

Etymology

From arce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɾˈθen/ [aɾˈθẽn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aɾˈsen/ [aɾˈsẽn]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: ar‧cén

Noun

arcén m (plural arcenes)

1. edge
2. hard shoulder, shoulder (of a road), roadside

Further reading

• “arcén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16