rafa

See also: Rafa and RAFA

Galician

Etymology

Deverbal from rafar (“to erode, to wear away”), perhaps from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną (“to scratch, scrape”); compare German raffen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrafa̝/

Noun

rafa f (plural rafas)

1. crumb, sliver, shred, piece

   Synonym: frangulla

2. crumb (the soft internal portion of bread)

   Synonyms: miga, miolo

Related terms

• rafar (“to erode, to wear away”)
• rafón (“loaf”)

References

• “rafa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “rafa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “rafa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.fa/

Noun

rafa f

1. reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)

Declension

declension of rafa

	singular	plural
nominative	rafa	rafy
genitive	rafy	raf
dative	rafie	rafom
accusative	rafę	rafy
instrumental	rafą	rafami
locative	rafie	rafach
vocative	rafo	rafy