rasgo

See also: rasgó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaz.ɡu/ [ˈhaz.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaz.ɡu/ [ˈhaz.ɡu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaʒ.ɡu/ [ˈχaʒ.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaz.ɡo/ [ˈhaz.ɡo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaʒ.ɡu/ [ˈʁaʒ.ɣu]

• Hyphenation: ras‧go

Etymology 1

Noun

rasgo m (plural rasgos)

1. tear (break caused by tearing)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rasgo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rasgar

Spanish

Etymology

From the verb rasgar where the meaning of sketch or a flourish must have evolved from the idea of tearing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrasɡo/ [ˈraz.ɣ̞o]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Rhymes: -asɡo
• Syllabification: ras‧go

Noun

rasgo m (plural rasgos)

1. act, flourish, stroke
2. characteristic, feature, trait

   Synonyms: atributo, característica

Derived terms

• a grandes rasgos

 

Verb

rasgo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rasgar

Further reading

• “rasgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014