rafa

== Galician == === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from rafar (“to erode, to wear away”), perhaps from Suevic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną (“to scratch, scrape”); compare German raffen. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈrafɐ] ==== Noun ==== rafa f (plural rafas) crumb, sliver, shred, piece Synonym: frangulla crumb (the soft internal portion of bread) Synonyms: miga, miolo ===== Related terms ===== rafar (“to erode, to wear away”) rafón (“loaf”) ==== References ==== Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rafa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rafa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rafa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== rafa inflection of rafar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Indonesian == === Noun === rafa (plural rafa-rafa) rafak == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈra.fa/ Rhymes: -afa Syllabification: ra‧fa === Noun === rafa f reef (rocks at or near surface of the water) rafa barierowa ― barrier reef ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “rafa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “rafa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrafa/ [ˈra.fa] Rhymes: -afa Syllabification: ra‧fa === Noun === rafa f (plural rafas) a crack or fissure within armour === Further reading === “rafa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025