raíz

/raˈis/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las raíces

Meaning

  1. root

    • La planta tiene raíces largas.

      The plant has long roots.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

antepasado

Close, figuratively — "roots" means ancestors.

Similar in other languages

French

racine

racine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "root."

Portuguese

raiz

raiz is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "root."

Practice

1 What does raíz mean?

2 Fill the gap: La planta tiene ___ largas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches raíz?

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