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rapa.

a figure of authority who confiscates merchandise from unlicensed street vendors

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁa.pɐ/Brazil[ˈha.pɐ]Brazil/ˈʁa.pɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχa.pɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. a figure of authority who confiscates merchandise from unlicensed street vendors

    Rio-de-Janeiro · São-Paulo · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from rapar (“to scrape”).

verb/ˈʁa.pɐ/Brazil[ˈha.pɐ]Brazil/ˈʁa.pɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχa.pɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of rapar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of rapar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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