raquete

Portuguese
raquete

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French raquette (“racquet”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁaˈkɛ.t͡ʃi/ [haˈkɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁaˈkɛ.t͡ʃi/ [χaˈkɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁaˈkɛ.te/ [haˈkɛ.te]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧que‧te

Noun

raquete f (plural raquetes)

  1. (sports) racket (implement with a frame used to hit a ball)
  2. snowshoe (flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow)

References
  1. “raquete” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “raquete” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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