wiżgħa

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic وَزَغَة (wazaḡa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪ.za/
    • IPA(key): /ˈwɪ.zaˤ/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈwɪz.ɣa/ (archaic, rustic)
  • Rhymes: -ɪza, -ɪzaˤ, -ɪzɣa

Noun

wiżgħa f (singulative, plural wiżgħat)

  1. singulative of wiżagħ: a lizard (in practice especially a gecko or lacertid)