rafia

From Malagasy rafia.

rafia

1. raffia

rafia f (plural rafie)

1. raffia

• farai

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

rafia

1. raffia palm (Raphia ruffia).

• → French: raphia
  • → English: raffia

• rafia in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

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

rafia f

1. raffia palm

   Synonyms: igliszcza, palma bambusowa, palma iglasta

• rafia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

rafia f (plural rafias)

1. raffia

• “rafia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024