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rasgar

rasgar

Portuguese

Verb

rasgar (first-person singular present indicative rasgo, past participle rasgado)

  1. (transitive) to rip (to into parts, especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric)
  2. (intransitive) to rip (to tear apart)

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably an alteration of Old Spanish resgar (with influence from rascar), itself likely from Latin resecāre, present active infinitive of resecō; cognate to English resect, cf. also rasguñar ("to scratch and sketch").

Verb

rasgar (first-person singular present rasgo, first-person singular preterite rasgué, past participle rasgado)

  1. to rend, tear, rip, scratch.

Conjugation

  • Rule: g becomes a gu before e.

Related terms

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