mazzun

Maltese

Etymology

Compare perhaps Sicilian mazzuni (“cattle entrails”), thus speculatively from the notion of “inferior meat”.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matˈt͡suːn/

Noun

mazzun m (plural mzazen)

1. one of certain fish that are easy to catch, but are of inferior quality, especially a gudgeon, goby
2. (figurative) someone credulous and easily duped