arras

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English arras, from Middle French draps d'Arras, from the city of Arras, which was a major source for tapestries in the 15th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæɹəs/ Rhymes: -æɹəs === Noun === arras (countable and uncountable, plural arrases) A tapestry or wall hanging. ==== Derived terms ==== arrased arrasene ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ra-ras == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese arras, attested in local Latin documents since the 9th century. From Latin arrhas (“down payment”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaras] === Noun === arras f pl (plural only) (historical) dowry: money and properties the groom granted the bride when marrying Synonyms: casamento, dote a set of thirteen coins that the groom handles the bride during a Catholic wedding === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “arras”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “arras”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arras”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arras”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arras”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Arras, the name of the city of Arras, which was a major source for tapestries in the 15th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈar.ras/ Rhymes: -arras Syllabification: ar‧ras Homophone: Arras === Noun === arras m inan arras Synonyms: gobelin, tapiseria ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === arras in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN arras in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin arrha. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ar‧ras === Noun === arras f pl (plural only) downpayment === Further reading === “arras”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “arras”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin arrha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaras/ [ˈa.ras] Rhymes: -aras Syllabification: a‧rras === Noun === arras f pl (plural only) downpayment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: aras → Tagalog: aras === Further reading === “arras”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Verb === arras passive infinitive of arra present passive of arra