traza

See also: trazá

Asturian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾaθa/ [ˈt̪ɾa.θa]
• Rhymes: -aθa
• Syllabification: tra‧za

Noun

traza f (plural traces)

1. aspect, appearance, look

   Synonyms: pinta, aspeutu

2. intention
3. (also in the plural) way of doing something

   Synonyms: manera, arte, (Western) xeitu

   Eses nun son traces de cocer l’arroz.

   That's not the [proper] way of cooking rice.

4. (also in the plural) attitude or correct disposal to do something, effort

   Synonyms: arremangu, (Western) xeitu

   Pones poca traza pa facer eso, nun vas acabar nunca.

   You aren't putting much effort into doing that, you'll never finish.

5. rest, remains
6. (by extension, negative) nothing

   De la tarta que fixo yá nun hai traza.

   There's nothing left from the cake he made.

Derived terms

• con traza
• d'otra traza
• en traza
• nun facer traces
• trazar

Further reading

• “traza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “traza”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾaθa/ [ˈt̪ɾa.θɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈtɾaθa/ [ˈt̪ɾa.θɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈtɾasa/ [ˈt̪ɾa.sɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -aθa

• (standard) Rhymes: -aθa
• (seseo) Rhymes: -asa

• Hyphenation: tra‧za

Etymology 1

Back-formation from trazar.

Noun

traza f (plural trazas)

1. trace, sign, clue
2. clothes moth

   Synonyms: couza, trilla

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “traza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “traza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “traza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

traza

1. inflection of trazar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾaθa/ [ˈt̪ɾa.θa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾasa/ [ˈt̪ɾa.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθa (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: tra‧za

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin tractus

Vulgar Latin *tractiāre

Spanish trazardeverb.

Spanish traza

Deverbal from trazar.

Noun

traza f (plural trazas)

1. trace (of lines)
2. design, layout (e.g., for a blueprint)
3. trace amount

Related terms

• trazar

Etymology 2

Verb

traza

1. inflection of trazar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “traza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025