rasteira

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Portuguese

Etymology

From rasteiro (“crawling”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁasˈte(j).ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaʃˈte(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁasˈte(j).ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐʃˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐʃˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐʃˈte.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ejɾa
Hyphenation: ras‧tei‧ra

Noun

rasteira f (plural rasteiras)

trip (the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing)
Synonyms: rodo, bassula
(by extension) trap; trick
É uma pergunta com rasteira. ― It's a trick question.
(Brazil) flip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chinelo

Derived terms

Adjective

rasteira

feminine singular of rasteiro

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