verb/roˈθaɾ/
to clear or scrape land; to graze, to brush (touch lightly and briefly); to border (on) (be close to)
“la tela de un vestido de mujer que roza el suelo al andar” — the fabric of a woman's dress brushing the ground as she walks
Synonyms: desmatar, desbrozar, clarear
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ruptiāre, from Latin ruptus (“broken”). Compare Portuguese roçar.