karfus

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Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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).

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Noun[edit]

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

  1. celery

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