rapaz

👦

Meaning

1. (masculine) boy
2. (masculine) young man, lad, youngster

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ra‧paz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁaˈpa(j)s/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz, from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”), from rapio (“to grab”).

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Sentences

Imagem de um
1

rapaz
👦

pequeno em um
1

passeio que olha um
1

pombo
🕊️

.

Image of a small boy on a sidewalk looking at a pigeon.

Um
1

jovem rapaz
👦

segurando um
1

guarda-chuva
☔

azul

.

A young man holding a blue umbrella.

O

rapaz
👦

? acostumado a

reconhecer os presságios? falou com o

comerciante .

The boy - accustomed to recognizing omens - spoke to the merchant.

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