rascar

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rasˈka(ɾ)/
• Syllabification: ras‧car
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

rascar

1. to scrape (draw a sharp object along a surface)

   Synonyms: rascar, escarrar, gratar, grapar, esgarrapar, fregar, escotolar-se

2. to scrape off (remove something by scraping)
3. to scratch

   Synonyms: gratar, esgarrapar, escotolar-se

Further reading

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəsˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [rasˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

• Homophone: rascà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquí, past participle rascat)

1. (transitive) to scrape (off) (remove something from a surface)

   Synonym: gratar

2. (intransitive) to be scratchy
3. (intransitive) to make a grating sound

References

• “rascar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “rascar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “rascar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rascar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rasˈkaɾ]

Verb

rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquei, past participle rascado)

1. to scratch

   Synonyms: cozar, fregar, rañar

2. to scrape

   Synonym: raspar

3. to claw

   Synonym: rabuñar

4. to peel (potatoes)
5. to groom, to currycomb

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rascar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rasc”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rascar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “rascar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rascar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “rascar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rascar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rascar, from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

Pronunciation

Verb

rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquei, past participle rascado)

1. to scrape (draw a sharp object along a surface)

   Synonym: raspar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rascar, from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rasˈkaɾ/ [rasˈkaɾ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ras‧car

Verb

rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasqué, past participle rascado)

1. to scratch

   Synonym: rayar

2. (reflexive, colloquial) to get drunk
3. to scrape (to play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument)

Further reading

• “rascar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10