bebbux

Maltese

bebbuxu

Etymology

From Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Kabyle ababbuc, Moroccan Arabic ببوش (babbūš) and Sicilian babbaluci.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛbˈbuːʃ/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

Noun

bebbux m (collective, singulative bebbuxu or bebbuxa, plural bwiebex, paucal bebbuxiet)

1. a snail
2. (Gozo) a sea snail

   Coordinate term: għakrux