lewż

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْز (lawz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛws/

Noun

lewż m (collective, singulative lewża, paucal lewżiet)

1. almond, almonds (several nuts; almond as a mass or species)

Usage notes

• There is no general word for “nut”. Both lewż and ġewż (“walnut”) are sometimes used in this sense, however.