rascacielos
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
rascar (“to scratch”) + cielo (“sky, heaven”), a calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
Audio (Colombia) (file)
Usage notes
Although rascacielos is both the singular and plural form of the word, rascacielo is an alternative spelling of the singular form.
Further reading
- “rascacielos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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