Portuguese

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Etymology

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Probably from rabisco +‎ -ar[1] or less likely from rabo +‎ -iscar.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.biʃˈkaɾ/ [ʁɐ.βiʃˈkaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.biʃˈka.ɾi/ [ʁɐ.βiʃˈka.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: ra‧bis‧car

Verb

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rabiscar (first-person singular present rabisco, first-person singular preterite rabisquei, past participle rabiscado)

  1. to scrawl; to scribble (write hastily or illegibly)
  2. to sketch; to doodle; to scribble (make a rough drawing)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ rabiscar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ rabiscar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082024