raquete
Portuguese
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raquete
Alternative forms
- raquette (obsolete)
Etymology
From French raquette (“racquet”), from Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.ˈkɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ha.ˈkɛ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁa.ˈkɛ.tɨ/
Noun
raquete f (plural raquetes)
- (sports, chiefly Brazil) racquet (implement with a frame used to hit a ball)
- snowshoe (flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow)
Synonyms
- raqueta (chiefly Portugal)
Derived terms
- raquetinha (diminutive)
Related terms
- raquetada
- raquetear
- raqueteiro