rapariga

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapariga (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from rapaz.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /rapaˈɾiɡa/ [ra.paˈɾi.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /rapaˈɾiħa/ [ra.paˈɾi.ħɐ]

 
  • (standard) Rhymes: -iɡa
  • (gheada) Rhymes: -iħa

  • Hyphenation: ra‧pa‧ri‧ga

Noun

rapariga f (plural raparigas)

  1. girl
    Synonyms: meniña, moza, nena, rapaza

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapariga, from raparigo (now only dialectal), *raprigo, from Leonese rapiego.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.paˈɾi.ɡɐ/ [ha.paˈɾi.ɡɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.paˈɾi.ɡɐ/ [χa.paˈɾi.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.paˈɾi.ɡa/ [ha.paˈɾi.ɡa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.pɐˈɾi.ɡɐ/ [ʁɐ.pɐˈɾi.ɣɐ]

  • Rhymes: -iɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧pa‧ri‧ga

Noun

rapariga f (plural raparigas)

  1. (Portugal, dated in Brazilian) girl, young lady
    Synonyms: moça, miúda, cachopa
  2. (Brazilian, derogatory) hooker, whore, slut, female prostitute
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostituta

See also

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