raquete
Portuguese
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Alternative forms
- raquette (obsolete)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French raquette (“racquet”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ha.ˈkɛ.te/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "PT" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ʁa.ˈkɛ.tɨ/
Noun
raquete f (plural s)
- (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)