rapaz
Portuguese, noun/ʁaˈpa(j)s/
rapaz is spelled R-A-P-A-Z (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rapaz is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “boy; young man; lad; youngster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem jovem”.
What does rapaz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineboy; young man; lad; youngster
interjection
- 1
Brazildude!; damn! (said in awe, excitement, surprise, concern, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que rouba
noun: 1. homem jovem 2. pajem 3. criado, garçom 4. ser humano do gênero masculino
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 rapaz
- rapazes plural
- rapazinho diminutive
- rapazão augmentative
- rapaz! canonical
- rapariga canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rapaz?
- Brazil /ʁaˈpa(j)s/
- Brazil [haˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
- /ʁaˈpa(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rapaz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rapaz in Portuguese?
rapaz appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).