rapaz

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈpaθ/, [raˈpaθ]

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Noun

rapaz m (plural rapazos)

1. boy

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /raˈpaθ/, /raˈpas/

Adjective

rapaz m or f (plural rapaces)

1. rapacious
2. of prey (birds)

Noun

rapaz f (plural rapaces)

1. bird of prey

   Synonym: ave rapaz

Etymology 2

Debated. Probably from the same etymon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /raˈpaθ/, /raˈpas/

Noun

rapaz m (plural rapaces, feminine rapaza, feminine plural rapazas)

1. (archaic, derogatory) lackey
2. young man, lad, youngster
3. boy; adolescent
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 440:

     da outra parte en dereyto estaua hũ rrapaz pequeno [...] tijña ẽna mão hũa pelota pequena, et asynaua pera a deytar á agia, et ela fogía et voaua ata que a pelota passaua per ela

     in the other side, on the right, there was a young boy [...] who held in his hand a small ball, and he was making signals to throw it to the eagle, and the eagle fled and flew until the ball passed by

Derived terms

• rapaciño
• rapazada
• rapazolo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rapaz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rapaz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rapaz”, 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), “rapaz”, 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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz, from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”), from rapio (“to grab”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈpa(j)s/ [haˈpa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈpa(j)s/ [haˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈpa(j)ʃ/ [χaˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈpaʃ/

• Hyphenation: ra‧paz

Noun

rapaz m (plural rapazes)

1. boy
2. young man, lad, youngster

Synonyms

• piá
• garoto
• menino

Derived terms

• pá
• rapaziada
• rapazada

Related terms

• rapariga
• rapazinho
• rapazote
• rapazinho
• rapagão
• rapace

Interjection

rapaz!

1. (Brazil) dude!; damn! (said in awe, excitement, surprise, concern, etc.)

   Synonym: (Brazil) cara!

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /raˈpaθ/ [raˈpaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /raˈpas/ [raˈpas]

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• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ra‧paz

Adjective

rapaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural rapaces)

1. rapacious
2. (relational) of prey (birds)

Noun

rapaz f (plural rapaces)

1. bird of prey

   Synonyms: ave rapaz, ave de rapiña

Noun

rapaz m (plural rapaces, feminine rapaza, feminine plural rapazas)

1. (dated or humorous) lad; kiddo

   Synonym: zagal

   • 1844, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, El Señor de Bembibre, chapter 33:

     -¿Qué sé yo? -respondió Mendo-. ¡Toma! ¡Toma!, pues si casi todo el pueblo de Carucedo está allí. Oye, oye, cómo gritan y cómo brincan los rapaces y aun los mozos... Pues señor, algo alegre tiene que ser por fuerza.

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Related terms

• rapar
• rape
• rapiña

 

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