Racquet
This word comes from the French requette, which means "palm of the hand". The French took this word from the Arabic term rahat, which has the same meaning. The word was introduced into the English language around the year 1500, when a sport similar to tennis was played using the open hand. Much later, a device was created to play this kind of sports, and it was called "racquet". Nowadays, it is used in tennis, squash, racquetball and badminton, which are all called "racquet sports".
Esta palabra proviene del francés requette, que significa "palma de la mano". El francés tomó esta palabra del término árabe rahat, que tiene el mismo significado. La palabra fue introducida al idioma inglés alrededor del año 1500, cuando se jugaba un deporte similar al tenis usando la mano abierta. Mucho después, se creó un dispositivo para jugar este tipo de deportes, y se lo llamó "racquet" (raqueta). En la actualidad, se utiliza en tenis, squash, racquetball y badminton, los cuales son llamados "racquet sports".
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