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

• karfus il-ħmir
• karfus tal-ilma
• karfus tal-wied