rapariga

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese rapariga (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from rapaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /rapaˈɾiɡa/ [ra.paˈɾi.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /rapaˈɾiħa/ [ra.paˈɾi.ħɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: ra‧pa‧ri‧ga

Noun

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rapariga f (plural raparigas)

  1. girl
    Synonyms: meniña, moza, nena, rapaza
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References

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese rapariga, from raparigo (now only dialectal), *raprigo, from Leonese rapiego.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧pa‧ri‧ga

Noun

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rapariga f (plural raparigas)

  1. (Portugal, dated in Brazil) girl, young lady
    Synonyms: moça, miúda, cachopa
  2. (Brazil, derogatory) hooker, whore, slut, female prostitute
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostituta

See also

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