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rafia

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See also: rafią and ràfia

Indonesian

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Noun

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rafia (plural rafia-rafia)

  1. raffia

Italian

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Noun

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rafia f (plural rafie)

  1. raffia

Anagrams

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Malagasy

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Etymology

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From fia (to press, to squeeze), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs (compare with Malay perah and peras).

Noun

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rafia

  1. raffia palm (Raphia ruffia).

Descendants

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  • French: raphia

Further reading

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  • rafia in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “internationalism?”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈra.fja/
  • Rhymes: -afja
  • Syllabification: ra‧fia

Noun

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rafia f

  1. raffia palm
    Synonyms: igliszcza, palma bambusowa, palma iglasta

Declension

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Further reading

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  • rafia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrafja/ [ˈra.fja]
  • Rhymes: -afja
  • Syllabification: ra‧fia

Noun

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rafia f (plural rafias)

  1. raffia

Further reading

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