beżżula

Maltese

Root
b-ż-l
7 terms

Alternative forms

• beżżul, biżżul, biżel, biżla

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