Meanings
nounraffia (countable and uncountable, plural raffias)
plural raffias · alternative obsolete rafia · alternative obsolete raphia · alternative obsolete rofia · alternative obsolete roffia
- countableuncountableA fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).
He was pressed against the canes and raffia of which this old house was built.
1958, Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King
Synonyms & antonyms
nounleaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
Similar
Broader
plant fiberplant fibre
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Origin
Translations
Arabic رَافِيَة
- رَافِيَة (rāfiya)fibrous material
Bulgarian рафия
- рафия (rafija)fibrous material
Catalan ràfia
- ràfiafibrous material
Dutch raffia
- raffiafibrous material
Esperanto rafio
- rafiofibrous material
French raphia
- raphiafibrous material
German Raphia
- Raphiafibrous material
Greek ραφία, ράφια
- ραφία (rafía)fibrous material
- ράφια (ráfia)fibrous material
Indonesian rafia
- rafiafibrous material
Irish raifia
- raifiafibrous material
Italian rafia
- rafiafibrous material
Portuguese ráfia
- ráfiafibrous material
Spanish rafia
- rafiafibrous material
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with raffia
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Cite this entry
APA
raffia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raffia
MLA
“raffia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raffia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raffia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raffia.
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