raquis

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈra.kis]

Noun

raquis m (plural raquisos)

1. (botany, zoology, anatomy, ornithology) rachis

Synonyms

• (spinal column): columna vertebral

Related terms

• raquidi

Further reading

• “raquis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrakis/ [ˈra.kis]
• Rhymes: -akis
• Syllabification: ra‧quis

Noun

raquis m (plural raquis)

1. (botany, zoology, anatomy, ornithology) rachis

Further reading

• “raquis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16