Polyglot Dictionary

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

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

Similar words

antepasado

antepasado literally means an ancestor, a specific past family member; raíz literally means a root, and only in the plural figurative sense "raíces" (roots) does it refer to one's ancestry or origins — otherwise the words aren't interchangeable.

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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