rapa-tachos

Portuguese

Etymology

From rapa (“scrapes”) +‎ tachos (“pots”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.pɐˈta.ʃus/ [ˌha.pɐˈta.ʃus]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.pɐˈta.ʃus/ [ˌha.pɐˈta.ʃus]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.pɐˈta.ʃuʃ/ [ˌχa.pɐˈta.ʃuʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.paˈta.ʃos/ [ˌha.paˈta.ʃos]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.pɐˈta.ʃuʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.pɐˈta.ʃuʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.pɐˈta.t͡ʃuʃ/

• Hyphenation: ra‧pa‧-ta‧chos

Noun

rapa-tachos m (invariable)

1. (colloquial) gorger; plate licker
2. a kitchen scraper

   Synonyms: (Portugal) salazar, rapa-tudo

Further reading

• “rapa-tachos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “rapa-tachos”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025