# rascar
## Aragonese
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rasˈka(ɾ)/
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
* Syllabification: ras‧car

### Verb

rascar
* to scrape (draw a sharp object along a surface)
    Synonyms: rascar, escarrar, gratar, grapar, esgarrapar, fregar, escotolar-se
* to scrape off (remove something by scraping)
* to scratch
    Synonyms: gratar, esgarrapar, escotolar-se

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [rəsˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [rasˈkaɾ]
* Homophone: rascà
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquí, past participle rascat)
* (transitive) to scrape (off) (remove something from a surface)
    Synonym: gratar
* (intransitive) to be scratchy
* (intransitive) to make a grating sound

#### Derived terms

* rasca
* rascaculs
* rascada
* rascador
* rascadures
* rascanyós
* rasquet

#### Related terms

* ras
* raure

### References

* “rascar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “rascar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “rascar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rascar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rasˈkaɾ]

### Verb

rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquei, past participle rascado)
* to scratch
    Synonyms: cozar, fregar, rañar
* to scrape
    Synonym: raspar
* to claw
    Synonym: rabuñar
* to peel (potatoes)
* to groom, to currycomb

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* rasca
* rascada
* rascadoiro
* rascadura
* rascalleira
* rascallo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rascar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rasc”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rascar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “rascar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rascar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “rascar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rascar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rascar, from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁasˈka(ʁ)/ [hasˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁasˈka(ʁ)/ [hasˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁasˈka(ɾ)/ [hasˈka(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁaʃˈka(ʁ)/ [χaʃˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁasˈka(ɻ)/ [hasˈka(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐʃˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐʃˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐʃˈka.ɾi/

### Verb

rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasquei, past participle rascado)
* to scrape (draw a sharp object along a surface)
    Synonym: raspar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* raer, rer
* raso

#### See also

* rasgar
* arranhar

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rascar, from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin rāsus (“shaven”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rasˈkaɾ/ [rasˈkaɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ras‧car

### Verb

rascar (first-person singular present rasco, first-person singular preterite rasqué, past participle rascado)
* to scratch
    Synonym: rayar
* (reflexive, colloquial) to get drunk
* to scrape (to play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* puerco no se rasca en javilla
* rascacielos
* rascador
* rascarse el bolsillo
* rascarse la barriga

#### Related terms

* raer
* raso

#### See also

* arañar
* rasgar
* rasguñar
* raspar

### Further reading

* “rascar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10