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.
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