rajar

Meaning

  1. to split, to rip, to tear, to slit
  2. to stab
  3. (colloquial) to sound off, mouth off
  4. (colloquial) to snitch, denounce
  5. (colloquial, reflexive) to back down, chicken out
  6. (colloquial, reflexive) to evade, elude (from a fight, discussion, confrontation, etc.)

Synonyms

rajar leña

poner nota roja

hablar mal

hablar mal de alguien

hablar mucho

hacer leña de un tronco

partir madera

romper torciendo

reasguñar

cortar o partir leña

quebrar madera

sacar nota roja

reprobar un examen

Frequency

37k
Hyphenated as
ra‧jar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/raˈxaɾ/
Etymology

Cross of rachar + ajar.

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