raffia

English

raffia fibers from the species Raphia vinivera

Alternative forms

• rafia, raphia; rofia (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malagasy rofia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æfiə

Noun

raffia (countable and uncountable, plural raffias)

1. A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).

Translations

fibrous material

• Greek: ραφία f (rafía), (informal) ράφια f (ráfia)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: rafia m

Anagrams

• affair