rapaz

Borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

• IPA^(key): /raˈpaθ/

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• Rhymes: -aθ
• Syllabification: ra‧paz

rapaz m (plural rapazos)

1. boy, young man

   Synonym: mozu

rapaz m sg (feminine singular rapaza, neuter singular rapazo, masculine plural rapazos, feminine plural rapaces)

1. young

   Synonyms: mozu, xoven

• rapacín
• rapazacu
• rapazada
• rapazayu
• rapazón

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

• IPA^(key): (standard) /raˈpaθ/, /raˈpas/

rapaz m or f (plural rapaces)

1. rapacious
2. of prey (birds)

rapaz f (plural rapaces)

1. bird of prey

   Synonym: ave rapaz

Debated. Probably from the same etymon.

• IPA^(key): (standard) /raˈpaθ/, /raˈpas/

rapaz m (plural rapaces, feminine rapaza, feminine plural rapazas)

1. (archaic, derogatory) lackey
2. young man, lad, youngster
3. boy; adolescent
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 440:

     da outra parte en dereyto estaua hũ rrapaz pequeno tijña ẽna mão hũa pelota pequena, et asynaua pera a deytar á agia, et ela fogía et voaua ata que a pelota passaua per ela

     in the other side, on the right, there was a young boy who held in his hand a small ball, and he was making signals to throw it to the eagle, and the eagle fled and flew until the ball passed by

• rapaciño
• rapazada
• rapazolo

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rapaz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rapaz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rapaz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “rapaz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rapaz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz, from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”), from rapio (“to grab”).

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -as, -ajs, (Portugal) -aʃ
• Hyphenation: ra‧paz

rapaz m (plural rapazes)

1. boy, young man, lad, youngster

   Synonyms: garçom, garoto, menino, (South Brazil) moço, (Brazil) piá, guri

rapaz!

1. (Brazil) dude!; damn! (said in awe, excitement, surprise, concern, etc.)

   Synonym: (Brazil) cara!

Borrowed from Latin rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

• IPA^(key): /raˈpaθ/ (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /raˈpas/ (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ra‧paz

rapaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural rapaces)

1. rapacious
2. (relational) of prey (birds)

rapaz f (plural rapaces)

1. bird of prey

   Synonyms: ave rapaz, ave de rapiña

rapaz m (plural rapaces, feminine rapaza, feminine plural rapazas)

1. (dated or humorous) lad; kiddo

   Synonym: zagal

   • 1844, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, El Señor de Bembibre, chapter 33:

     -¿Qué sé yo? -respondió Mendo-. ¡Toma! ¡Toma!, pues si casi todo el pueblo de Carucedo está allí. Oye, oye, cómo gritan y cómo brincan los rapaces y aun los mozos... Pues señor, algo alegre tiene que ser por fuerza.

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• “rapaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 10 December 2024