raza

See also: Raza, rază, raža, ražā, rażą, and răza

Asturian

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra‧za

Noun

raza f (plural races)

1. race (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage)

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Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the late 15th century. Probably from Old Spanish raça, whose etymology is obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraθɐ], (western) [ˈrasɐ]

Noun

raza m (plural razas)

1. race
2. breed

Etymology 2

From Latin radius. Doublet of raio and raxo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraθɐ], (western) [ˈrasɐ]

Noun

raza m (plural razas)

1. ray

   Synonym: raio

2. spoke
3. crack, fissure in the nails or hoofs of cows, horses or pigs

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “raça”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “raza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “raza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “raza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Ladin

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra‧za

Noun

raza f (plural razes)

1. race (group of people)

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Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) razā

Etymology

From .

Noun

raza

1. fat

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Rohingya

Alternative forms

• 𐴌𐴝𐴎𐴝 (raza) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

raza (Hanifi spelling 𐴌𐴝𐴎𐴝)

1. king

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraza]

Noun

raza f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of rază

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈraθa/ [ˈra.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈrasa/ [ˈra.sa]
• Hyphenation: ra‧za
• Homophone: rasa (Latin-America)
• Rhymes: -aθa

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Italian razza (compare other Romance cognates such as French race, Catalan raça, Occitan raça, Catalan raça).

Noun

raza f (plural razas)

1. race, ethnicity

   La raza (localism) ― the people, mestizo

2. breed, strain, lineage

   ¿Cómo es que yo nunca he oído de esa raza de perro antes?

   How is it that I've never heard of that dog breed before?

Derived terms

• Día de la Raza
• raza superior

 

Related terms

• racismo
• racista

Etymology 2

From Old Spanish raça, from Vulgar Latin *radia, from Latin radius. Probably a doublet of raya.

Noun

raza f (plural razas)

1. cleft, fissure
2. beam of light, ray of light
3. crack (in a horse’s hoof)
4. stripe

Related terms

• raya
• rayo

Further reading

• “raza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28