rasteira

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From rasteiro (crawling).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁasˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [hasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁaʃˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [χaʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁasˈte(j).ɾa/ [hasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾa
  • Hyphenation: ras‧tei‧ra

Noun

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rasteira f (plural rasteiras)

  1. trip (the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing)
    Synonyms: rodo, bassula
  2. (by extension) trap; trick
    É uma pergunta com rasteira.It's a trick question.
  3. (Brazil) flip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chinelo

Derived terms

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Adjective

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rasteira

  1. feminine singular of rasteiro