Rasgadas

Rasgadas is a term used in Romance languages, especially Portuguese and Spanish, as the feminine plural form of the adjective rasgado, meaning torn or ripped, or as the feminine plural past participle of rasgar, to tear. It is used to describe objects that have been damaged or torn, as well as metaphorically to refer to worn or distressed states.

In Portuguese, rasgadas typically modifies feminine plural nouns such as telas rasgadas (torn fabrics) or roupas rasgadas (torn clothes). In everyday usage it conveys physical damage, but can also describe weathered or eroded conditions.

In Spanish, rasgadas appears in phrases like telas rasgadas or prendas rasgadas, again as feminine plural agreement with torn items. The form is less common in everyday conversation than rasgado in masculine contexts, but it is correct and used in writing.

In music, the term rasgado (and its plural rasgados) refers to a guitar plucking technique in which notes or chords are produced with a rapid, fan-like stroke across strings. The plural rasgados is used to describe multiple rasgados passages or patterns, particularly in Brazilian and Latin guitar styles.

Rasgadas thus functions primarily as a grammatical form indicating feminine plural agreement, but it also appears in specialized musical terminology. Related terms include rasgar, rasgado, and rasgadura.