rascacielos
/raskaˈsjelos/
el
noun
B1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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skyscraper
Built from rasca (scrapes (from rascar)) + cielos (skies).
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Vive en un rascacielos.
He lives in a skyscraper.
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Made of
- rasca scrapes (from rascar)
- cielos skies
Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
arranha-céu is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "skyscraper."
Practice
1 What does rascacielos mean?
skyscraper
2 Fill the gap: Vive en un ___.
Full sentence: Vive en un rascacielos. (He lives in a skyscraper.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches rascacielos?
rascacielos: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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