bugħarwien
Maltese
editEtymology
editFrom bu (“father”) + għarwien (“naked”), thus “father of naked”, meaning “the one who’s always naked”. Compare semantically German Nacktschnecke, Greek γυμνοσάλιαγκας (gymnosáliagkas).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbugħarwien m
Usage notes
edit- No plural forms are attestable in actual use on the internet, though one dictionary gives bugħariewen. Generally, the form bugħarwien seems to be used as both singular and collective.