rascador

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish rascar

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Spanish -dor

Spanish rascador

From rascar + -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raskaˈdoɾ/ [ras.kaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ras‧ca‧dor

Noun

rascador m (plural rascadores)

1. scratcher (any implement used for scratching)
2. scratching post (object designed to be scratched by a cat)
3. scraper (tool used in the kitchen for scraping dough)

   Synonym: raspador

Derived terms

• gorrión rascador
• rascador pardo

Further reading

• “rascador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025