qamħirrum

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From older Maltese qamħ ir-rum. Equivalent to qamħ (wheat) +‎ ir-Rum (the Romans), literally wheat of the Romans.

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Noun

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qamħirrum m (collective, singulative qamħirruma, paucal qamħirrumiet)

  1. maize, corn