raquette

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French rachette, requette, possibly from Arabic رَاحَةْ اليَد (rāḥat al-yad, palm), or a variant of rachasser (chase back, hit back).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.kɛt/
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Noun

raquette f (plural raquettes)

  1. racket
  2. snowshoe
  3. (ornithology) an ellipsoid flight feather barbed distally from the rachis
    Synonym: palette
  4. opuntia

Descendants

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

raquette f (plural raquettes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of raquete
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