1º_ In some sports such as tennis it is a hoop that contains a net and can be grasped by a handle to hit the ball. There is no agreement on its origin, the Spanish could come from the French racquette, which took it from the Italian retichetta or its contraction racchetta, from the Latin rete, retis ("network, mesh"); but it could also have come from the Arabic 1585; 1575; 1581; 1577; ( raja "palm of the hand" ) with the addition in Spanish of the diminutive suffix -ete , for a game they practiced in the East similar to the 'Basque pelota'. 2º_ For the previous one, oval rings with a net fabric that are used under the soles of the shoe to increase its surface and the traction of the tread on the snow, thus avoiding sinking by the weight. 3º_ By some resemblance to the shape of the previous ones, it is called 'racket' to a curved road that joins the two roads of a highway and allows motorists to change direction. See roundabout , rhomboi . 4º_ Shovel that the dealer uses at the game tables to help him drag money, cards, chips. In this case the name may be a variant of scraper ("rake"). 5º_ Common name of the plants Diplotaxis virgata and Diplotaxis muralis . See jaramago .
