كرموس

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From كرمة (karma, “fig tree”), a word common to Maghrebi Arabic derived from Arabic كَرْم (karm, “orchard”). Compare Maltese karmus (“unripe fig”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kar.muːs/

Noun

كرموس • (karmūs) m (collective, singulative كرموسة f (karmūsa), paucal كرموسات (karmūsāt))

  1. fig, figs
    Synonym: كرموس المسلمين (karmūs el-misilmīn, karmūs le-msilmīn)

Derived terms

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