karfus

See also: Karfus

Maltese

Etymology

By back-formation from the plural krafes, from a variant of Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs) reinterpreted as a plural form. Compare Moroccan Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”), Tunisian Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karˈfuːs/

Noun

karfus m (collective, singulative karfusa, plural krafes, paucal karfusiet)

  1. celery

Derived terms

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