rafe

See also: Rafe

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin raphē, from Ancient Greek ῥαφή (rhaphḗ, “seam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈa]

Noun

rafe m or f (plural rafes)

1. (anatomy, botany) raphe

Further reading

• “rafe”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Verb

rafe

1. inflection of rafar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥαφή (rhaphḗ, “seam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.fe/
• Rhymes: -afe
• Hyphenation: rà‧fe

Noun

rafe m (invariable)

1. suture

   Synonym: sutura

2. (anatomy, botany) raphe

Anagrams

• Fera, fare