rapace
Portuguese, adjective/ʁaˈpa.si/
rapace is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “predatory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que rouba ou faz rapina”.
What does rapace mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepredatory
- 2
femininemasculinerapacious; greedy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que rouba ou faz rapina 2. diz-se de ave voraz, que persegue sua presa com tenacidade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rapace
- rapaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rapace?
- Brazil /ʁaˈpa.si/
- Brazil [haˈpa.si]
- /ʁaˈpa.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rapace in Portuguese?
rapace appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).