"sfinġa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsfɪn.d͡ʒa/ Forms: sfineġ [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒa Etymology: From Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|إِسْفَنْج}} Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj), {{der|mt|grc|σπόγγος}} Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=sfineġ}} sfinġa f (plural sfineġ)
  1. a type of fried pastry, similar to Maghrebi sfanj. Tags: feminine Derived forms: sfinġa tal-bakkaljaw, sfinġa tal-inċova, sfinġa ta’ San Ġużepp
    Sense id: en-sfinġa-mt-noun-v7LhlVrX Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sfinġa meaning in Maltese (1.2kB)

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        "Rhymes:Maltese/ɪnd͡ʒa",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/ɪnd͡ʒa/2 syllables"
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