bażwa

Maltese

Root
b-ż-w
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَزْو (bazw), verbal noun of بَزَا (bazā), which refers to a deforming protrusion of a body part (chest, belly, back, or posterior).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaz.wa/
  • Rhymes: -azwa

Noun

bażwa f (plural bżawi or bażwiet)

  1. (medicine) hernia
    Synonyms: fetqa, ernja

Derived terms

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