frott

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian fruttu or Italian frutto, from Latin fructus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɔt/

Noun

frott m (collective, singulative frotta, paucal frottiet)

  1. fruit
    • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 1:11:
      U qal Alla: “Ħa tnibbet l-art il-ħaxix, ħaxix li jagħmel iż-żerriegħa, siġar li jagħmlu l-frott biż-żerriegħa ġo fih skont għamliethom, fuq l-art.” U hekk sar.
      New International Version translation: Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
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