noun, feminine/ʁa.zja/plural: razzias
raid, foray; raid, swift operation
Synonyms: incursion, raid, rafle
From earlier razia (1830), gazia (1808), borrowed from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة (ḡaziya), classical Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Compare Portuguese gazia.