raffa

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See also: Raffa

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈraf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -affa
  • Hyphenation: ràf‧fa

Etymology 1[edit]

Likely a deverbal from arraffare +‎ -a.

Noun[edit]

raffa f (uncountable)

  1. a word of undetermined meaning, only used in a few locutions
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Perhaps related to the etymology above.

Noun[edit]

raffa f (plural raffe)

  1. (sports) in the game of bocce, the act of throwing a boule on the ground to either hit another boule or the jack-ball

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

raffa

  1. first-person singular present indicative of raffare

Further reading[edit]

  • raffa1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • raffa2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

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