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raffles¹

noun

  1. plural plural of raffle

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of raffle

Raffles²

  • /ˈɹæfəlz/

Where it comes from

May come from a Scandinavian source like Old Norse refr (“fox”) + hol (“hole”), or comes from Raphael, with a patronymic suffix -s.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. colloquial The Raffles Hotel, Singapore.

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{raffles_2026,
  title = {raffles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raffles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}