rascacielos
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of rasca (“to scratch”) + cielos (“skies”). Calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /raskaˈθjelos/ [ras.kaˈθje.los]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /raskaˈsjelos/ [ras.kaˈsje.los]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -elos
- Syllabification: ras‧ca‧cie‧los
Noun
[edit]rascacielos m (plural rascacielos)
- skyscraper
- Synonym: torre
Noun
[edit]rascacielos
- plural of rascacielo
Further reading
[edit]- “rascacielos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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