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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (shaven).

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  • IPA(key): /rasˈka(ɾ)/
  • Syllabification: ras‧car
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

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rascar

  1. to scrape (draw a sharp object along a surface)
    Synonyms: rascar, escarrar, gratar, grapar, esgarrapar, fregar, escotolar-se
  2. to scrape off (remove something by scraping)
  3. to scratch
    Synonyms: gratar, esgarrapar, escotolar-se

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (shaven).

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rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquí, past participle rascat)

  1. (transitive) to scrape (off) (remove something from a surface)
    Synonym: gratar
  2. (intransitive) to be scratchy
  3. (intransitive) to make a grating sound

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese rascar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (shaven).

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rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquei, past participle rascado)

  1. to scratch
    Synonyms: cozar, fregar, rañar
  2. to scrape
    Synonym: raspar
  3. to claw
    Synonym: rabuñar
  4. to peel (potatoes)
  5. to groom, to currycomb

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese rascar, from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (shaven).

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rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquei, past participle rascado)

  1. to scrape (draw a sharp object along a surface)
    Synonym: raspar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish rascar, from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (shaven).

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  • IPA(key): /rasˈkaɾ/ [rasˈkaɾ]
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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ras‧car

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rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasqué, past participle rascado)

  1. to scratch
    Synonym: rayar
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to get drunk
  3. to scrape (to play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument)

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