rasteira

Portuguese

Etymology

From rasteiro (“crawling”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁasˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [hasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁasˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [hasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaʃˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [χaʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁasˈte(j).ɾa/ [hasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

• (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)

1. trip (the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing)

   Synonyms: rodo, bassula

2. (by extension) trap; trick

   É uma pergunta com rasteira. ― It's a trick question.

3. (Brazil) flip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chinelo

Derived terms

• rasteirar
• rasteirinha

Adjective

rasteira

1. feminine singular of rasteiro