riffa

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrif.fa/
  • Rhymes: -iffa
  • Hyphenation: rìf‧fa

Etymology 1

Unknown, perhaps also from Spanish rifa (“lottery; strife”), in its alternate sense of strife. Various Germanic derivations from Proto-Germanic *ruppōną (“rip, tear”) have been suggested, but this is unlikely.

Noun

riffa f (plural riffe)

  1. violence, bullying
    Synonym: prepotenza

Etymology 2

From Spanish rifa (“lottery; strife”).

Noun

riffa f (plural riffe)

  1. raffle (lottery)
  2. lucky dip, lucky draw

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