beżżula

Maltese

Root
b-ż-l
7 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic بَزُّولَة (bazzūla). Compare Moroccan Arabic بزولة (bazzūla, “breast”), Tunisian Arabic بزّولة (bazzūla/bizzūla, “breast”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛzˈzuː.la/

Noun

beżżula f (plural bżieżel or beżżuliet, diminutive bżejżla)

  1. (anatomy) breast
    ras il-beżżula ― nipple
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