spraġ
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Maltese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ispraġ (after the article)
Etymology[edit]
In all likelihood from Arabic أَسْفَراج (ʔasfarāj), from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos). While the Maltese -p- may be due to influence by cognate Sicilian spàraciu, the -ra- strongly points to inheritance.