raquete

Portuguese

raquete

Alternative forms

• raqueta
• raquette (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French raquette (“racquet”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈkɛ.t͡ʃi/ [haˈkɛ.t͡ʃi]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈkɛ.tɨ/

• 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)

Related terms

• raquetada
• raquetear
• raqueteiro