Polyglot Dictionary

rachar

/xaˈʃaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
racho
preterite (eu)
rachei
past participle
rachado

Meaning

  1. to crack

    • O prato rachou.

      The plate cracked.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

estalar

estalar is more about a cracking sound; rachar is more forceful, to split, like splitting wood, a bigger crack — both mean "to crack."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

resquebrajar

resquebrajar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to crack."

Practice

1 What does rachar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches rachar?

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