English

Proper noun

Raro

1. Abbreviation of Rarotonga. (place name)

English

Noun

raro

1. (New Zealand, uncountable) A drink made from flavoured powdered sugar and water; cordial.

Synonyms

• cordial
• (US) Kool-Aid

Galician

Etymology

From Latin rārus.

Adjective

raro m (feminine singular rara, masculine plural raros, feminine plural raras)

1. rare
2. thin, sparse

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rārus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aro

Adjective

raro m ‎(feminine singular rara, masculine plural rari, feminine plural rare)

1. rare

Related terms

• raramente
• rarità

Latin

Adjective

rārō

1. dative masculine singular of rārus
2. dative neuter singular of rārus
3. ablative masculine singular of rārus
4. ablative neuter singular of rārus

References

• raro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• raro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “raro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rārus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ro

Adjective

raro m ‎(feminine singular rara, masculine plural raros, feminine plural raras, comparable)

1. rare (very uncommon)
2. exceptional; extraordinary (much better than average)
3. sparse (few and far apart)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (exceptional): excepcional, extraordinário, notável, inusitado
• (sparse): ralo, esparso

Antonyms

• (rare): comum
• (sparse): denso

Related terms

• ralo
• rarear

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rārus.

Adjective

raro m ‎(feminine singular rara, masculine plural raros, feminine plural raras)

1. strange or odd
2. rare