root in Spanish
root in Spanish is raíz, raigón, raíces — root means the underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
root in Spanish
raíz
raíz
The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
raigón
The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
raíces
The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
raíz
(figurative) The primary source; origin.
raíces
(figurative) The primary source; origin.
raíz
(linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
lexema
(linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
rootear
To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
hozar
(ambitransitive) To turn up or dig with the snout.
hurgar
(transitive) To root out; to abolish.
rebuscar
(transitive) To root out; to abolish.
What does "root" mean?
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noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
"The tree's roots had cracked the pavement over the years."
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noun The origin, source, or underlying cause of something.
"Poor communication was the root of the whole misunderstanding."
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noun In mathematics, a value which, raised to a given power, produces a specified number (most commonly the square root).
"The square root of 81 is 9."
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verb To become firmly fixed or established.
"The habit had rooted itself deeply before anyone noticed."
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root in a sentence
- The tree's roots had cracked the pavement over the years.
- Water the plant at the roots, not the leaves.
- Poor communication was the root of the whole misunderstanding.
- Investigators tried to find the root of the problem before it spread further.
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What is "root" in Spanish?
"root" in Spanish is raíz, raigón, raíces. root means: The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
How do you use "root" in a sentence?
Example: "The tree's roots had cracked the pavement over the years." In Spanish, "root" is raíz, raigón, raíces.
Are there other ways to say "root" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 8 translations listed for "root": raíz, raigón, raíces, lexema, rootear, hozar.
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