raspar

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *raspāre, from Frankish *hraspōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rasˈpa(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Syllabification: ras‧par

Verb

raspar

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)

Further reading

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

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *raspāre, from Frankish *hraspōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəsˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [rasˈpaɾ]
• Homophone: raspà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

raspar (first-person singular present raspo, first-person singular preterite raspí, past participle raspat)

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

   Synonyms: arpejar, arpellejar, escatar, esgarrapar, fregar, grapar, gratar, rautar

2. to scrape off (remove something by scraping)

Anagrams

• arraps, asprar

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *raspāre, from Frankish *hraspōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rasˈpaɾ/

Verb

raspar (first-person singular present raspo, first-person singular preterite raspei, past participle raspado)

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

   Synonyms: rapar, rascar

2. to scrape off (remove something by scraping)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “raspar”, 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), “raspar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “raspar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto raspi, English rasp, French râper, German raspeln, Italian raspare, Spanish raspar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rasˈpar/

Verb

raspar (present tense raspas, past tense raspis, future tense raspos, imperative raspez, conditional raspus)

1. (transitive) to grate, rasp

Conjugation

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Conjugation of raspar

		present		past		future
infinitive		raspar		raspir		raspor
tense		raspas		raspis		raspos
conditional		raspus		—		—
imperative		raspez		—		—
adjective active participle		raspanta		raspinta		rasponta
adverbial active participle		raspante		raspinte		rasponte
nominal active participle	singular	raspanto		raspinto		rasponto
	plural	raspanti		raspinti		rasponti
adjective passive participle		raspata		raspita		raspota
adverbial passive participle		raspate		raspite		raspote
nominal passive participle	singular	raspato		raspito		raspoto
	plural	raspati		raspiti		raspoti

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *raspāre, from Frankish *hraspōn.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ras‧par

Verb

raspar (first-person singular present raspo, first-person singular preterite raspei, past participle raspado)

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

   Synonym: rascar

2. (sometimes proscribed) to shave (remove hair completely)

   Synonym: rapar

   Raspei minha barba e meu cabelo. ― I shaved my beard and my hair.

3. to scrape off (remove something by scraping)
4. to graze (touch lightly in passing)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *raspāre, from Frankish *hraspōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rasˈpaɾ/ [rasˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ras‧par

Verb

raspar (first-person singular present raspo, first-person singular preterite raspé, past participle raspado)

1. to file down or sand down
2. to scrape
3. (intransitive) (of clothes, etc) to scratch, be scratchy

Further reading

• “raspar”, 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

Noun

raspar

1. indefinite plural of rasp

Verb

raspar

1. present indicative of raspa

Anagrams

• rapars, sparar, sparra