Definitions for raffiaˈræf i ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
raf•fi•aˈræf i ə(n.)
a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, etc.
Category: Plants, Textiles
Origin of raffia:
1880–85; earlier rofia raffia palm, said to be < Malagasy
Princeton's WordNet
raffia, raphia(noun)
leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
raffia(noun)
fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia(noun)
feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
Wiktionary
raffia(Noun)
A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.
Webster Dictionary
Raffia(noun)
a fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia
Translations for raffia
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
raffia(noun)
(strips of) fibre from the leaves of a type of palm tree, used for making mats, baskets etc.
- raffiaAfrikaans
- الرّافِيَه: ألياف مُجَفَّفّه من نَخْل الرافِيَهArabic
- ликоBulgarian
- ráfiaPortuguese (BR)
- rafieCzech
- der RaffiabastGerman
- raffiabastDanish
- νήμα για πλέξιμο καλαθιώνGreek
- rafiaSpanish
- raffiapalmEstonian
- گیاه رافیاFarsi
- raffianiiniFinnish
- raphiaFrench
- רַפיָהHebrew
- ताड़ का वृक्षHindi
- rafijaCroatian
- rafiaHungarian
- rafiaIndonesian
- raffíubast (pálmatrefjar)Icelandic
- raffia, rafiaItalian
- ラフィアやしJapanese
- 라피아 야자Korean
- rafijaLithuanian
- rafijaLatvian
- tali rafiaMalay
- raffiaDutch
- !!rafiaPolish
- گیاه رافیاPersian
- دمدغاسكردجزيرى دكجورى(خرما)دپاڼى تارونه چه داوبدلو او تړلو دپاره پكاريږىPashto
- ráfiaPortuguese
- rafieRomanian
- рафияRussian
- rafiaSlovak
- rafijaSlovenian
- rafijaSerbian
- rafiabastSwedish
- เส้นใยของต้นปาล์มที่ใช้สานตะกร้าหรือเสื่อThai
- rafyaTurkish
- 酒椰葉(或其纖維)Chinese (Trad.)
- рафіяUkrainian
- پام کی ایک قسمUrdu
- sợi cọVietnamese
- 酒椰, ，酒椰叶的纤维Chinese (Simp.)
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