No. 1,315 in Spanish
raíz
Root.
In a sentence
La raíz del problema es la mala comunicación.
The root of the problem is poor communication.
Here, 'raíz' refers to the origin or underlying cause of an issue or situation.
Las raíces de los árboles se extienden por el suelo.
The roots of the trees spread across the ground.
In this sentence, 'raíces' (plural of 'raíz') denotes the physical parts of a plant anchoring it to the ground and absorbing nutrients.
Aprendí que la palabra 'guitarra' tiene sus raíces en el árabe.
I learned that the word 'guitar' has its roots in Arabic.
The term 'raíces' in this context is used metaphorically to describe the linguistic origin or provenance of a word.
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