rafia
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See also: rafią and ràfia
Noun
rafia (first-person possessive rafiaku, second-person possessive rafiamu, third-person possessive rafianya)
Noun
rafia f (plural rafie)
Anagrams
Etymology
From fia (“to press, to squeeze”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs (compare with Malay perah and peras).
Noun
rafia
Descendants
Further reading
- rafia in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
rafia f
- raffia palm
- Synonyms: igliszcza, palma bambusowa, palma iglasta
Declension
Declension of rafia
Further reading
- rafia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Pronunciation
Noun
rafia f (plural rafias)
Further reading
- “rafia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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