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raffle

/ˈɹæfəl/RA-fuhl
/ˈɹæfəl/RA-fuhl

Meaningto snatch up

Common meaning: lottery in which numbered tickets compete for a prize

Journey through time

  1. Germanraffeln‘to snatch up’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsto snatch up → dice gamerafle‘dice game’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdice game → lottery in which numbered tickets compete for a prizeraffle‘lottery in which numbered tickets compete for a prize’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on German raffeln ‘to snatch up’.

Roots

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