rastrillo

See also: rastrilló

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /rasˈtɾiʝo/ [rasˈt̪ɾi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /rasˈtɾiʎo/ [rasˈt̪ɾi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /rasˈtɾiʃo/ [rasˈt̪ɾi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /rasˈtɾiʒo/ [rasˈt̪ɾi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ras‧tri‧llo

Etymology 1

From rastro +‎ -illo (diminutive suffix). Or from an alteration of older rastillo (influenced by rastro), itself from Latin rāstellus, diminutive of rāstrum. Compare Italian rastrello, Portuguese rastelo, French râteau.

Noun

rastrillo m (plural rastrillos)

  1. rake
  2. (textiles) hackle, hatchel
  3. market; see rastro
    Synonym: mercadillo
  4. yard sale, rummage sale
  5. portcullis
  6. (Mexico) safety razor

Etymology 2

Verb

rastrillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rastrillar

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