rasteira

Portuguese

Etymology

From rasteiro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ras‧tei‧ra

Noun

rasteira f (plural rasteiras)

1. trip (the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing)

   Synonym: bassula (Angola)

2. (by extension) trap; trick

   É uma pergunta com rasteira. ― It's a trick question.

Derived terms

• rasteirar

Adjective

rasteira

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective rasteiro.