rascacielos

Spanish

Alternative forms

• rascacielo

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of rasca (“to scratch”) +‎ cielos (“skies”). Calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /raskaˈθjelos/ [ras.kaˈθje.los]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /raskaˈsjelos/ [ras.kaˈsje.los]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -elos
• Syllabification: ras‧ca‧cie‧los

Noun

rascacielos m (plural rascacielos)

1. skyscraper

   Synonym: torre

Noun

rascacielos

1. plural of rascacielo

Further reading

• “rascacielos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014