raffa

== Bavarian == === Alternative forms === raffn raufn (East Central Bavarian) === Etymology === From Middle High German roufen, from Old High German roufen, from Proto-West Germanic *raupijan. Cognate with German raufen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrafːɐ/ === Verb === raffa (past participle graft) to brawl, to scuffle, to fight ==== Conjugation ==== == 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