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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French rachette, requette, possibly from Arabic رَاحَةْ اليَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm”), or a variant of rachasser (“chase back, hit back”).
Pronunciation
Noun
raquette f (plural raquettes)
- racket
- snowshoe
- (ornithology) an ellipsoid flight feather barbed distally from the rachis
- Synonym: palette
- opuntia
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Noun
raquette f (plural raquettes)
- Obsolete spelling of raquete.