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)
- racket
- snowshoe
- (ornithology) an ellipsoid flight feather barbed distally from the rachis
- Synonym: palette
- opuntia
Descendants
Further reading
- “raquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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