raor

Catalan

Alternative forms

• rasor (Alghero, dialectal)

Etymology

From earlier rasor, from Late Latin rāsōrium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [raˈoɾ]

Noun

raor m (plural raons)

1. razor

   Synonym: navalla

2. (Alghero) knife

   Synonyms: ganivet, coltell

   Exists in Algherese as rasor - see that entry for more

3. pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)
4. (archaic) small feather forming part of a bird's wing

Derived terms

• raonet
• torca-raor

Descendants

• → Spanish: raor

Further reading

• “raor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “raor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “raor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “raor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)