lanġasa

Maltese

Etymology

From a nasalised variant of Arabic الإجّاصة (al-ʔijjāṣa), from إجّاصة (ʔijjāṣa) with fused definite article اَل (al-). Compare the same in Algerian Arabic لنجاصة (lanjāṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lanˈd͡ʒaːsa/

Noun

lanġasa f (collective lanġas, plural lanġasiet)

1. a pear (single fruit)