racket
English
/ˈɹækɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.
- (Canada) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
- A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English raket derived from Arabic رَاحَةْ يد, اَلْيَد (palm of the hand) derived from Dutch, Flemish raketsen derived from Middle French rachasser (strike back).
Origin
Middle French
rachasser
Gloss
strike back
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ball English
- buster English
- busting English
- racketball English
- racketbuster English
- racketbusting English
- racketeer English
- racketer English
- racketiness English
- rackety English
- racquet English
- racket Italian
- racket Dutch, Flemish
- raketsen Dutch, Flemish
- tennisracket Dutch, Flemish
- racket French
- racketter French
- raquette French
- рэкет Russian
- рэкетир Russian
- ラケット Japanese
- raket Middle English
- رَاحَة Arabic
- رَاحَة اَلْيَد Arabic
- رَاحَةْ يد, اَلْيَد Arabic
- reket Serbo-Croatian
- raced Welsh
- raket Turkish
- raket Tagalog
- raketero Tagalog
- rachasser Middle French
- reket Crimean Tatar