# rapaz
## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /raˈpaθ/ [raˈpaθ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

rapaz m (plural rapazos)
* boy, young man
    Synonym: mozu

### Adjective

rapaz m sg (feminine singular rapaza, neuter singular rapazo, masculine plural rapazos, feminine plural rapaces)
* young
    Synonyms: mozu, xoven

#### Derived terms

* rapacín
* rapazacu
* rapazada
* rapazayu
* rapazón

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (standard) /raˈpaθ/, /raˈpas/

#### Adjective

rapaz m or f (plural rapaces)
* rapacious
* of prey (birds)

#### Noun

rapaz f (plural rapaces)
* bird of prey
    Synonym: ave rapaz

### Etymology 2

Debated. Probably from the same etymon.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (standard) /raˈpaθ/, /raˈpas/

#### Noun

rapaz m (plural rapaces, feminine rapaza, feminine plural rapazas)
* (archaic, derogatory) lackey
* young man, lad, youngster
* boy; adolescent
** 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 440:da outra parte en dereyto estaua hũ rrapaz pequeno [...] tijña ẽna mão hũa pelota pequena, et asynaua pera a deytar á agia, et ela fogía et voaua ata que a pelota passaua per elain the other side, on the right, there was a young boy [...] who held in his hand a small ball, and he was making signals to throw it to the eagle, and the eagle fled and flew until the ball passed by

##### Derived terms

* rapaciño
* rapazada
* rapazolo

### References

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

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz, from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”), from rapio (“to grab”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁaˈpa(j)s/ [haˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁaˈpa(j)s/ [haˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁaˈpa(j)ʃ/ [χaˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐˈpaʃ/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -as, -ajs, (Portugal) -aʃ
* Hyphenation: ra‧paz

### Noun

rapaz m (plural rapazes)
* boy, young man, lad, youngster
    Synonyms: garoto, menino, moço, (South Brazil) piá, (Brazil) guri

#### Derived terms

* pá
* rapá
* rapazada
* rapazelho
* rapazete
* rapaziada
* rapazinho
* rapazinho-dos-velhos
* rapazio
* rapazola
* rapazote

#### Related terms

* rapace
* rapagão
* rapariga

### Interjection

rapaz!
* (Brazil) dude!; damn! (said in awe, excitement, surprise, concern, etc.)
    Synonym: (Brazil) cara!

### References

* ↑ “rapaz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* ↑ “rapaz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /raˈpaθ/ [raˈpaθ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /raˈpas/ [raˈpas]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aθ
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: ra‧paz

### Adjective

rapaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural rapaces)
* rapacious
* (relational) of prey (birds)

### Noun

rapaz f (plural rapaces)
* bird of prey
    Synonyms: ave rapaz, ave de rapiña

### Noun

rapaz m (plural rapaces, feminine rapaza, feminine plural rapazas)
* (dated or humorous) lad; kiddo
    Synonym: zagal
** 1844, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, El Señor de Bembibre, chapter 33:-¿Qué sé yo? -respondió Mendo-. ¡Toma! ¡Toma!, pues si casi todo el pueblo de Carucedo está allí. Oye, oye, cómo gritan y cómo brincan los rapaces y aun los mozos... Pues señor, algo alegre tiene que ser por fuerza.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Related terms

* rapagón
* rapar
* rape
* rapiña

#### Further reading

* “rapaz”, 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