raffa

See also: Raffa

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -affa
  • Hyphenation: ràf‧fa

Etymology 1

Likely a deverbal from arraffare +‎ -a.

Noun

raffa f (uncountable)

  1. a word of undetermined meaning, only used in a few locutions
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to the etymology above.

Noun

raffa f (plural raffe)

  1. (sports) in the game of bocce, the act of throwing a boule on the ground to either hit another boule or the jack-ball

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

raffa

  1. first-person singular present indicative of raffare

Further reading

  • raffa1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • raffa2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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