racket

Meaning

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹækɪt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English raket. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”). The term might be derived from Dutch raketsen instead, from Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”).

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