raiz

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) root (part of a plant)
2. (feminine) root (part of a tooth)
3. (feminine) root (part of a hair)
4. (feminine,figuratively) root (primary source)
5. (feminine) root (a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number)
6. (feminine) root (the single node of a tree that has no parent)
7. (feminine) root (primary lexical unit of a word)
8. (feminine) root (word from which another word or words are derived)
9. (feminine) root (highest directory of a directory structure)
10. (feminine,figuratively,plural-normally) the place where one grew up

Adj

1. (Brazil,feminine,masculine,slang) O.G., true (valid, legitimate)
2. (Brazil,feminine,masculine,slang) traditional, true

Hyphenated as

ra‧iz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁaˈis/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Onde a raiz da raiz começa , o amor do carneiro .

Where the root of the root begins, the love of the ram.