rascasse

[ ra-skas ]

noun

1. any of several scorpionfishes, as Scorpaena scrofa or S. porcus, of the Mediterranean Sea, used in making bouillabaisse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rascasse¹

1920–25; < French < Provençal rascasso, derivative of rasca to scrape < Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre; raze

Example Sentences

He went deep into La Rascasse corner, lost control of the rear of the car and backed into the barriers.

From Seattle Times

“When you thought you already had all the bad luck of the world in Monaco and you lose the brakes into rascasse with one of the most iconic historical Ferrari Formula 1 car,” Leclerc later posted on Twitter.

From Seattle Times

Alpine driver Fernando Alonso - the man who was on course to beat Schumacher that day before the Rascasse incident, and who ultimately inherited pole - was watching events this year on television, having been knocked out in the first session.

From BBC

But this did not appear a situation as suspicious as 2014, when Nico Rosberg ran into the escape road at Mirabeau, removing the chance for his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to beat him to pole; let alone that in 2006, when Michael Schumacher was demoted to the back of the grid for very obviously parking his Ferrari at Rascasse to prevent a number of drivers beating him.

From BBC

The crash revived memories of an infamous incident in 2006, when Michael Schumacher pretended to crash and parked his car at Rascasse in an attempt to secure pole, but was later demoted to the back of the grid.

From BBC