bżar
Maltese edit
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b-ż-r |
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Etymology edit
From Arabic أَبْزار (ʔabzār, “spice”). The specific sense “pepper” also in Moroccan Arabic بزار (bzār). Compare further the unrelated but similar-sounding Arabic بَهار (bahār, “spice”), whence North Levantine Arabic بهار (bhār, “pepper”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bżar m
- pepper (spice)
Noun edit
bżar m (collective, singulative bżaru or bżara, paucal bżariet)
- sweet pepper, bell pepper; sweet pepper, bell peppers (several peppers; pepper as a species or mass)