raíz

Meaning

  1. (feminine) root; root vegetable
  2. (feminine) stump
  3. (feminine) root (of a tooth, a nail, etc)
  4. (feminine) root
  5. (feminine) root
  6. (feminine,figuratively) origin

Frequency

C1
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/raˈiθ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raiz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rādix, rādīcem. Cognate with Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz.

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