nofs [Maltese]

[Plural, infas] In Malta , ? – 20^th century (UN 1966), a unit of liquid capacity,

• for beer, wine, and spirits = 1 imperial pint (approximately 568.3 milliliters)
• for oil and milk = 1 ¹⁄₈ imperial pints (approximately 639 milliliters)

Literally translated, “half.”¹

1. Joseph Aquilina.
Teach Yourself Maltese.
London: English Universities Press, 1965.

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