zunnarija

Maltese

Alternative forms

• sfinnarija, sfunnarija, żfunnarija, sfonnarija

Etymology

Inherited from Maghrebi Arabic اِسْفَنَّرِيّة (isfannariyya), from Arabic إِسْفَنَارِيَّة (ʔisfanāriyya), from Ancient Greek σταφυλίνη ἀγρία (staphulínē agría, “wild carrot”). Cognate to Libyan Arabic سفنّاريّة (sfənnāriyya) and several Iberian languages; see Spanish zanahoria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sun.naˈriː.ja/
• Rhymes: -iːja

Noun

zunnarija f (plural zunnariji, paucal zunnarijiet)

1. carrot

   Synonym: karrotta f