Raposo

R1A1P3O1S1O1

proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounRaposo (plural Raposos)

plural Raposos · alternative Rapozo

Origin

  1. PortugueseRaposo
  2. EnglishRaposo

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Raposo, from raposo (“fox”).

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APA

Raposo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raposo

MLA

“Raposo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raposo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Raposo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raposo.

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