arcén

Spanish

Etymology

From arce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɾˈθen/ [aɾˈθẽn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014