bqajla

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic, from the root ب ق ل (b q l). Related to بَقْل (baql, “vegetables, green plants, herbs”). Compare Moroccan Arabic بقولة (baqqūla, “spinach”), Andalusian Arabic رييس البقول (rayīs el-buqūl, “spinach”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʔaj.la/

Noun

bqajla f (plural bqajliet)

  1. spinach
    Synonym: spinaċi
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