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rafa.

crumb, sliver, shred, piece

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrafɐ]
  1. crumb, sliver, shred, piece

    feminine
  2. crumb (the soft internal portion of bread)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from rafar (“to erode, to wear away”), perhaps from Suevic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną (“to scratch, scrape”); compare German raffen.

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