rascacielo
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of rasca (“to scratch”) + cielo (“sky”). Calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /raskaˈθjelo/ [ras.kaˈθje.lo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /raskaˈsjelo/ [ras.kaˈsje.lo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: ras‧ca‧cie‧lo
Noun
[edit]rascacielo m (plural rascacielos)
- Alternative spelling of rascacielos