rakedo

Esperanto

Tenisa rakedo

Etymology

From French raquette, from Middle French rachette, requette, possibly from Arabic رَاحَةْ اليَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm”). The "t" was likely changed to a "d" to distinguish from raketo (“rocket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raˈkedo]
• Rhymes: -edo
• Hyphenation: ra‧ke‧do

Noun

rakedo (accusative singular rakedon, plural rakedoj, accusative plural rakedojn)

1. (sports) racket

   Synonyms: batilo, pilkoĵetilo