nuċiprisk

Maltese

Alternative forms

• anċiprisk, ċiprisk, ċuprisk
• nuċipersika, nuċiperski (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian nucipèrsicu, now meaning “cypress” in Sicily despite presumably traditionally meaning “nectarine” as it still does in Calabria, or Italian noce persica (“nectarine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.t͡ʃɪpˈrɪsk/

Noun

nuċiprisk m (collective, singulative nuċipriska, paucal nuċipriskiet)

1. nectarine (tree)
2. nectarine (fruit)