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raiz.

root (part of a plant)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁaˈis/Brazil[haˈis]Brazil/ʁaˈiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[χaˈiʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. root (part of a plant)

    feminine
  2. root (part of a tooth)

    feminine
  3. root (part of a hair)

    feminine
  4. root (primary source)

    feminine · figuratively
  5. root (a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number)

    feminine
  6. root (the single node of a tree that has no parent)

    feminine
  7. root (primary lexical unit of a word)

    feminine
  8. root (word from which another word or words are derived)

    feminine
  9. root (highest directory of a directory structure)

    feminine
  10. the place where one grew up

    feminine · figuratively · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ʁaˈis/Brazil[haˈis]Brazil/ʁaˈiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[χaˈiʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. O.G., true (valid, legitimate)

    Brazil · feminine · masculine · slang
    Aquele homem de kilt é um escocês raiz!
  2. traditional, true

    Brazil · feminine · masculine · slang
    Este é o método raiz de fazer carne assada.
Where this word comes from

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

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