This is the 11321st most frequent French word.
raquette
Racket; sports equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock, or snowshoe.
In this sentence, 'raquette' refers to a piece of sports equipment used in tennis to hit the ball.
J'ai acheté une raquette de tennis neuve.
I bought a new tennis racket.
Here, 'raquettes' refers to snowshoes, equipment designed to enable walking on snow without sinking.
Nous avons besoin de raquettes pour marcher dans la neige profonde.
We need snowshoes to walk in the deep snow.
In this context, 'raquette' describes an electric racket used to eliminate insects.