rafa
Galician
Etymology
Deverbal from rafar (“to erode, to wear away”), perhaps from Suevic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną (“to scratch, scrape”); compare German raffen.
Pronunciation
Noun
rafa f (plural rafas)
Related terms
References
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- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rafa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
rafa f
- reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)