raza
/ˈraθa/ · B1 · noun · f
race
🐕 raza = race: same word as English race, plus a Spanish -a ending
English race and Spanish raza both come from Italian razza. Raza covers human race or ethnicity, an animal breed (¿de qué raza es tu perro? means what breed is your dog?), and lineage. It is feminine: la raza.