English Explanatory Dictionary

raffles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of raffle
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of raffle
name
  1. A surname.
  2. The Raffles Hotel, Singapore.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæfəlz/

Word forms

raffles

Etymology

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

Related words

Sir Stamford Raffles founder of Singapore

Derived words

Raffles Bay rafflesia Rafflesian Raffles Island Raffles's malkoha Rafflesia arnoldii Rafflesiaceae
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