rascacielo

Verb-object compound, composed of rasca (“to scratch”) +‎ cielo (“sky”). Calque of English skyscraper.

• IPA^(key): /raskaˈθjelo/ [ras.kaˈθje.lo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /raskaˈsjelo/ [ras.kaˈsje.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: ras‧ca‧cie‧lo

rascacielo m (plural rascacielos)

1. alternative spelling of rascacielos