raiz

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See also: raíz

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin rādīcem.

Pronunciation

Noun

raiz f (plural raizs)

  1. root

Descendants

  • Galician: raíz
  • Portuguese: raiz (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīcem, from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Compare Galician raíz.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ra‧iz

Noun

raiz f (plural raízes)

  1. (botany) root (part of a plant)
  2. (dentistry) root (part of a tooth)
  3. root (part of a hair)
  4. (figurative) root (primary source)
    Synonyms: causa, origem
  5. (arithmetic) root (a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number)
  6. (graph theory) root (the single node of a tree that has no parent)
    Antonym: folha
  7. (linguistics) root (primary lexical unit of a word)
    Synonym: radical
  8. (linguistics) root (word from which another word or words are derived)
    Antonym: descendente
  9. (computing) root (highest directory of a directory structure)
  10. (figurative, usually in the plural) the place where one grew up
    Synonym: (Rio Grande do Sul) pago

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Adjective

raiz m or f (plural raízes)

  1. (Brazil, slang) O.G., true (valid, legitimate)
    Antonym: nutella
    Aquele homem de kilt é um escocês raiz!
    That man over there wearing a kilt is a true Scotsman!
  2. (Brazil, slang) traditional, true
    Antonym: nutella
    Este é o método raiz de fazer carne assada!
    This is the traditional way of making a barbecue!
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