mgħarfa

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • imgħarfa (optionally after a consonant, but almost always after the article)

Etymology

From Arabic مِغْرَفة (miḡrafa, “scoop, ladle”). Compare Tunisian Arabic مغرفة (mḡarfa, “spoon”), Moroccan Arabic مغرفة (mḡarfa, “ladle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːr.fa/
    • IPA(key): /ˈmaˤːr.fa/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /(ɪ)mˈɣar.fa/ (archaic, rustic)
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Noun

mgħarfa f (plural mgħaref)

  1. spoon (cutlery)

See also

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