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Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian agghiandra, ghiànnara, ultimately from Latin glans, probably through the diminutive glandula.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġandar m (collective, singulative ġandra, paucal ġandriet)
- acorns
- Il-ħnieżer iħobbu jieklu l-ġandar. ― Pigs love to eat acorns.
- (figuratively) unripe fruit
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