narċis

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian narciso.

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Noun

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narċis m (collective)

  1. daffodil, narcissus
    • 1936, R. M. B., “Għal kull ma ħlaqtilna iċ-ċaħda trid minn’na”, in Lehen il-Malti, numbers 61-62, lines 7–9:
      …U kemm ilwien ta’ ward ! xi ġmiel ! x’ħuġġieġa !
      ġjaċinti, vjoli, qronfol, residan,
      ħommejr, sagħtar, narċis, u ward il-hena
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