Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Lombardic hrūf (dandruff). First attested in 1321.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrof.fja/
  • Rhymes: -offja
  • Hyphenation: róf‧fia

Noun edit

roffia f (plural roffie)

  1. (obsolete) scraps of tanned leather
  2. (obsolete) what dirty[1]
  3. (obsolete) fog[1]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nicola Zingarelli (2017) lo Zingarelli Vocabolario della lingua italiana, Zanichelli, page 2002

Anagrams edit