rafel

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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rafel m (plural rafels)

  1. piper gurnard
    Synonyms: garneu, rafelet, ase, clau, lluerna garneua, cutxo

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Dutch

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Etymology 1

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Unknown. English ravel is believed to be a borrowing from Dutch.

Noun

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rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

  1. frayed thread
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: rafel

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Middle French rafle (a type game played with three dice), from Old French rafle, raffle (dice game, plundering), from rafler (to snatch, seize, carry off), from Old High German *raffalon, a frequentative of *raffon (modern German raffen). Related to rapen.

Noun

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rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

  1. (archaic) type of game played with three dice
  2. (archaic) a throw of three dice
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