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raffles

/ˈɹæfəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
raf-fles
IPA
/ˈɹæfəlz/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of raffle

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of raffle

name

A surname.

name

The Raffles Hotel, Singapore.

Colloquial

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

rafflesia Rafflesian Rafflesiaceae

Phrases

Raffles Bay Raffles Island Raffles's malkoha Rafflesia arnoldii Sir Stamford Raffles founder of Singapore

Frequently Paired Words

Sir Stamford Raffles founder of Singapore

Rhymes With

baffles

Questions

How do you pronounce raffles?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæfəlz/.
What does raffles mean?
plural of raffle
Where does raffles come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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