baxx

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian vasciu / basciu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʃ/

Adjective

baxx (feminine singular baxxa, plural baxxi, comparative (Gozo and Northern) ibxax or abaxx or ibaxx or ibjax)

  1. low, down
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pika”, in Fl-Arena:
      Il-għażla tar-rebbieħ
      kienet tqila bis-sħiħ,
      u Marzu Marzellu
      fetaħ ir-rixtellu,
      u tax-xita fir-raxx
      parpar baxx baxx.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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