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