roffia

English

Noun

roffia (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of raffia.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic hrūf (“dandruff”). First attested in 1321.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrof.fja/
  • Rhymes: -offja
  • Hyphenation: róf‧fia

Noun

roffia f (plural roffie)

  1. (obsolete) scraps of tanned leather
  2. (obsolete) something dirty[1]
  3. (obsolete) fog[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nicola Zingarelli (2017) lo Zingarelli Vocabolario della lingua italiana, Zanichelli, page 2002

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