frott

Maltese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɔtː/

Noun

1. fruit
   • (Genesis 1:11, King James Version)

     U qal Alla: “Ħa tnibbet l-art il-ħaxix, ħaxix li jagħmel iż-żerriegħa, siġar li jagħmlu l-frott biż-żerriegħa ġo fih skond għamliethom, fuq l-art.” U hekk sar.

     And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.