Polyglot Dictionary

rapar

/xaˈpaɾ/

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)
rapo
preterite (eu)
rapei
past participle
rapado

Meaning

  1. to shave

    • Rapou o cabelo.

      He shaved his head.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

barbear

barbear specifically means shaving facial hair, a beard; rapar is more general shaving, like a full head shave, "rapar a cabeça."

Similar in other languages

German

rasieren

rasieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shave."

Spanish

afeitar

afeitar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shave."

French

se raser

se raser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to shave."

Practice

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