rafar

Perhaps from Suevic , from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną (“to scratch, scrape”); compare German raffen. Doublet of rapar.

• IPA^(key): /raˈfaɾ/

rafar (first-person singular present rafo, first-person singular preterite rafei, past participle rafado)

1. (transitive) to erode, to wear away

   Synonym: gastar

2. (transitive) to crumble

   Synonyms: derrafar, esfaragullar, esfarelar, esmigallar

• derrafar (“to crumble”)
• rafa (“crumb”)
• rafón (“loaf”)

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rafar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “rafar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rafar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “rafar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rafar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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rafar (genitive singular masculine rafair, genitive singular feminine rafaire, plural rafara, comparative rafaire)

1. prosperous; flourishing, thriving; prolific

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rafar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rafar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “rafar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024