RD - Core Features
Searching the dictionaries
Search any of the four Rinoceronte dictionaries by typing a word. The app suggests entries as you type and keeps a list of your recent searches for each dictionary.
Getting there
Searching is done from the Explore tab, the screen the app opens on. See Home screen.
Choosing a dictionary
Tap the dictionary picker under the search field and choose the dictionary you want to search in. The dictionary you pick here is used until you close the app; the next time, the app opens with the dictionary set in Settings → Default dictionary.
The dictionary picker with the four available dictionaries.
Each dictionary expects a different kind of word. The text above the search field reminds you what to type:
| Dictionary | What you type | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish-Galician | A Spanish word | Its Galician equivalents |
| Etymological | A Galician word | The origin of the word |
| Supplementary | A Galician word | Its meaning |
| Latin-Galician | A Latin word | Its Galician equivalents |
The Etymological dictionary selected. The text above the field and the example word change with the dictionary, and the Reverse button is not shown.
Note: Changing the dictionary clears the search you had on screen.
Searching for a word
To search, follow these steps:
- Tap the search field and start typing the word.
- After a moment, a list of suggestions from the dictionary appears under the field.
- Tap a suggestion to open it, or tap the search key on your keyboard to search exactly what you typed.
Suggestions while typing "venta" in the Spanish-Galician dictionary.
The result opens as a card with the definition. If there is no entry that matches your word exactly, the app shows the closest entry it finds.
The result for "tráfico". The title of the screen changes to Results.
To learn how to read the card and what each button does, see Reading a definition.
To start a new search, tap the ✕ in the search field or the arrow next to Results in the top-left corner.
Recent searches
When the search field is empty, the screen shows your recent searches in the selected dictionary, the most recent first. Tap one to search it again.
Recent searches in the Spanish-Galician dictionary. Above the list you can see the number of entries in the dictionary and the date of its last update.
- Each dictionary has its own list, with up to 10 words.
- Only searches that found a result are added.
- To delete the list, use Settings → Clear history and cache. Be aware that this also deletes your favorites. See Settings.
When nothing is found
If the dictionary has no entry for the word, the app shows the message What a pity, no results were found. Check the spelling, try a related form of the word (for example the infinitive of a verb) or make sure you are in the right dictionary.
A misspelled search ("hamburgesa" instead of "hamburguesa") in the Spanish-Galician dictionary.
Note: Searching needs an Internet connection. Without one, the app shows Connection error to the dictionary. See FAQ / Troubleshooting.
Reverse search
In the Spanish-Galician and Latin-Galician dictionaries you can also search from Galician, with the Reverse button next to the dictionary picker. See Home screen.
Related pages
Reading a definition
Every search result is shown as a card with the entry from the dictionary. This page explains the parts of the card and the actions you can do from it: listen to the word, copy the definition, save it to your favorites and select text.
Getting there
Result cards appear on the Explore tab after a search (see Searching the dictionaries), in the Word of the day window and when you open a word from Favorites.
Parts of a card
The content of the card depends on the dictionary and on the entry, but it follows the same order from top to bottom.
The entry "tráfico" in the Spanish-Galician dictionary.
- Headword: The word, in blue at the top. When a word has a feminine form, both are shown (for example silúrico, silúrica).
- Speaker button: The orange button next to the headword. See Listening to the word below.
- Grammatical category: Under the headword, in grey italics (for example s.m., adx., v.t.).
- Senses: Each numbered sense shows, in brackets, the context in which the word is used, followed by the Galician equivalent in bold. Words in blue after Sin. are synonyms.
- Phraseology: When the entry has set phrases, they are listed at the end under this orange title, with the expression in bold followed by its equivalent.
- Last update: The date the entry was last changed in the dictionary.
- Copy and Save: At the bottom of the card.
When a word belongs to several categories, the senses are grouped under each category label. For example, the verb hablar has transitive (v.t.), intransitive (v.i.) and pronominal (v.p.) senses:
The entry "hablar", with its senses grouped by category.
Listening to the word
Tap the orange speaker button to hear the headword read aloud. The app uses your phone's text-to-speech engine, so the voice and pronunciation depend on the voices installed on your phone.
Copying the definition
Tap Copy to copy the whole entry (headword, category, senses and phraseology) as plain text. A message at the bottom of the screen confirms it, and you can paste the text in any other app.
The confirmation shown after tapping Copy.
Saving to favorites
Tap Save to add the word to your favorites. The star turns solid and the button changes to Saved. Tap Saved to remove the word from your favorites.
A word already saved to your favorites.
Your saved words are listed on the Favorites tab. See Favorites.
Selecting part of the text
To copy only part of a definition, touch and hold a word on the card. Drag the handles to change the selection and choose an option in the menu that appears, such as Copy or Share.
A word selected on the card. The options in the menu come from your phone and may vary.
Related pages
Word of the day
The Word of the day shows you a random entry from the dictionary once a day, the first time you open the app. It is a simple way to discover new words.
Getting there
The Word of the day appears by itself when you open the app for the first time each day. It is not shown on the very first launch of the app, so that it does not cover the tutorial. You can turn it on or off in Settings → Word of the day. See Settings.
Using the Word of the day
The word is shown in a window over the search screen, with an orange Word of the day label on top.
The Word of the day: "silúrico, silúrica", from the Spanish-Galician dictionary.
The word is shown on a normal result card, so you can:
- Tap the speaker button to listen to it.
- Tap Copy to copy the definition, or Save to add it to your favorites.
See Reading a definition for more details about the card.
To close the window, tap the ✕ in the top-right corner. If you don't want to see the Word of the day any more, tap Disable Word of the day: the window closes and the option is turned off in Settings.
Note: The word is taken from your default dictionary (Settings → Default dictionary). If the app can't get the word, for example because there is no Internet connection, it tries again the next time you open it that day.
Related pages
Favorites
Favorites keeps the words you save so you can check them again at any time, even without an Internet connection. You can filter them and open each one to see its full definition.
Getting there
Tap Favorites in the bar at the bottom of the screen. To add a word, tap Save on its result card. See Reading a definition.
The favorites list
Your saved words are shown as cards, in the order you saved them. Each card shows the dictionary the word comes from, its grammatical category and the headword.
Favorites with words from the four dictionaries. When the entry has no category, the card shows No category.
If you haven't saved any word yet, the screen shows You haven't saved any words yet.
The Favorites tab before saving any word.
Filtering your favorites
Type in the Search favorites... field to show only the favorites that match. The filter looks at the headword, the name of the dictionary and the grammatical category, so you can type, for example, etym to see only the words from the Etymological dictionary.
Favorites filtered by "etym".
Tap the ✕ in the field to clear the filter. If no favorite matches, the screen shows No favourites were found using those criteria.
No favorite matches "zapato".
Opening a favorite
Tap a card to open the word with its full definition. From here you can listen to it, copy it or tap Saved to remove it from your favorites. Go back with the arrow in the top-left corner.
The favorite "tráfico" opened.
Note: Favorites are stored only on your phone. Settings → Clear history and cache deletes all your favorites together with your recent searches, and they can't be recovered. Uninstalling the app also deletes them.