raffa
See also: Raffa
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraf.fa/
- Rhymes: -affa
- Hyphenation: ràf‧fa
Etymology 1
Likely a deverbal from arraffare + -a.
Noun
raffa f (uncountable)
- a word of undetermined meaning, only used in a few locutions
Derived terms
- di riffa o di raffa
- a ruffa raffa
Etymology 2
Perhaps related to the etymology above.
Noun
raffa f (plural raffe)
- (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
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
raffa
- first-person singular present indicative of raffare
Further reading
- 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
- Farfa