arca

American  

[ahr-kuh] / ˈɑr kə /

noun

plural

arcae

1. a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.

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Etymology

Origin of arca

< Latin: chest, box. See ark

Example Sentences

"She is handling communication in the best possible way and establishing guidelines for the country to continue moving forward despite the hijacking," Leonardo Arca, 39, a civil servant, tells the BBC during a small pro-government march in Caracas last month.

From BBC

“Their entire business strategy is to accumulate ether, and help build a narrative that ether should go higher,” said Jeff Dorman, chief investment officer of crypto asset manager Arca.

From The Wall Street Journal

By year’s end, the Arca drug index ended up outperforming the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 23-minute work is set to music by Venezuelan-born electronic composer Arca, whose techno-inflected soundscape serves as background music more than it spurs the dance’s movement: Think spluttery and raspy sonorities, here; resonant chime-like ones, there.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even after recent gains, the Arca Pharmaceutical Index is still down about 5% over the past 12 months, compared with an 18% rise for the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal