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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz, probably borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /raˈpaθa/, /raˈpasa/
Noun
rapaza f (plural rapazas)
- girl
- Synonyms: meniña, moza, nena, rapariga
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rapariga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rapaza”, 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), “rapaza”, 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
Spanish
Noun
rapaza f (plural rapazas, masculine rapaz, masculine plural rapaces)
- (dated or humorous) lass; chick (girl)
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