rafel

Catalan

Alternative forms

• rafec, rafet

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rafel m (plural rafels)

1. piper gurnard

   Synonyms: garneu, rafelet, ase, clau, lluerna garneua, cutxo

Further reading

• “rafel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Etymology 1

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

Noun

rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

1. frayed thread

Related terms

• rafelen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rafel

Etymology 2

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

rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

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

Related terms

• rafelsteen