purgatorju

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian purgatorio, from Latin purgatorium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pur.ɡaˈtɔːr.ju/

Noun

purgatorju m (plural purgatorji)

1. (Roman Catholicism) purgatory

   Synonyms: (archaic) masfa, (obsolete) saffajja