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rafia

  • \ʁa.fja\

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Du malgache raofia (« palmier »)

noun rafias · raphia

  1. Fibre ou lien tiré de Raphia ruffia (ou Raphia farinifera) originaire de Madagascar. Évidemment il y a là les inévitables boîtes de carton, qui sont devenues artistiques parce qu’on les a recouvertes de rafia.

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"rafia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/rafia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rafia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/rafia

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"rafia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/rafia.

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@misc{rafia_2026,
  title = {rafia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/rafia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}