rascacielos

rascacielo

alternative spelling of rascacielos

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Concepts

skyscraper

sky-scraper

high-rise

tower block

multistoried building

sliver

high-rise building

Synonyms

torre

edificio

rascacielo

Translations

grattacielo

Wolkenkratzer

gratte-ciel

gratacel

wolkenkrabber

gratacèl

arranha-céu

Hochhaus

gökdelen

ουρανοξύστης

ناطحة سحاب

balexane

gratacèu

Hyphenated as

ras‧ca‧cie‧los

Pronounced as (IPA)

/raskaˈθjelos/

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of rasca (“to scratch”) + cielos (“skies”). Calque of English skyscraper.