Bow

"Bow" in Portuguese

arco

(weapon used for shooting arrows)

arco

(rod used for playing stringed instruments)

curva

(bend in a rod or planar surface)

laço

(type of knot with two loops)

proa

(front of a boat or ship)

reverência

(gesture made by bending forward at the waist)

vénia

(gesture made by bending forward at the waist)

arquear

(to become bent)

arquear

(to bend a thing)

curvar

(to become bent)

curvar

(to bend a thing)

curvar-se

(to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

inclinar-se

(to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

tocar (com arco)

(to play music on an instrument using a bow)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.