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Italian
Pronunciation
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
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
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