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raffia

noun
🔊/ˈræfiə/
🔊/ˈræfiə/
[uncountable]
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  1. soft material that looks like string and is made from the leaves of a type of palm tree, used for making baskets, mats, etc. or for tying things酒椰叶纤维（由酒椰棕榈树叶制成，用于编篮子、垫子或捆扎东西等）
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Malagasy (the language of Madagascar).