rapaza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz, probably borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (standard) /raˈpaθa/, /raˈpasa/

Noun

rapaza f (plural rapazas)

  1. girl
    Synonyms: meniña, moza, nena, rapariga

Derived terms

References
  • “rapariga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “rapaza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “rapaza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “rapaz” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Noun

rapaza f (plural rapazas, masculine rapaz, masculine plural rapaces)

  1. (dated or humorous) lass; chick (girl)

Further reading
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