rascacielos
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of rasca (“to scratch”) + cielos (“skies”). Calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /raskaˈθjelos/ [ras.kaˈθje.los]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /raskaˈsjelos/ [ras.kaˈsje.los]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -elos
- Syllabification: ras‧ca‧cie‧los
Noun edit
rascacielos m (plural rascacielos)
- skyscraper
- Synonym: torre
Noun edit
rascacielos
- plural of rascacielo
Further reading edit
- “rascacielos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014