raquis

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈra.kis]

Noun

raquis m (plural raquisos)

(botany, zoology, anatomy, ornithology) rachis

Synonyms

(spinal column): columna vertebral

Related terms

raquidi

Further reading

“raquis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrakis/ [ˈra.kis]
Rhymes: -akis
Syllabification: ra‧quis

Noun

raquis m (plural raquis)

(botany, zoology, anatomy, ornithology) rachis

Further reading

“raquis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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