Italian

Noun

rastro m ‎(plural rastri)

1. rake (Variant of: rastrello)
2. scarifier
3. (music) A device for drawing the lines of a stave

Latin

Noun

rāstrō

1. dative singular of rāstrum
2. ablative singular of rāstrum

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• rasto

Etymology

From Latin rastrum ‎(“rake”).

Noun

rastro m (plural rastros)

1. track; trail (mark left by something that has passed along)
2. (figuratively) trace

   A polícia não encontrou rastros de ninguém.‎

   The police didn't find anyone's traces.

Synonyms

• (track): pista
• (trace): pista, vestígio

Derived terms

• rasteiro

Related terms

• rastelo

Usage notes

The form rasto is more commonly used than rastro^[1].

References

1. ↑ Davies, Mark and Michael Ferreira (accessed October 29, 2015), “Corpus do Português: 45 million words, 1300s-1900s”, in (Please provide the title of the work)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rāstrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

rastro m ‎(plural rastros)

1. rake
2. sign; trace; vestige
3. public market, especially El Rastro in Madrid
4. offshoot, layer

Synonyms

• (market): mercadillo, rastrillo

Derived terms

• rastrear
• rastrero

Related terms

• rastrillo