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

• rapaciña
• rapariga
• rapazola

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rapariga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rapaza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rapaza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rapaz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Noun

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

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

Further reading

• “rapaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28