wiżgħa

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic وَزَغَة (wazaḡa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪ.za/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈwɪ.zaˤ/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈwɪz.ɣa/ (archaic, rural)
• Rhymes: -ɪza, -ɪzaˤ, -ɪzɣa

Noun

wiżgħa f (singulative, plural wiżgħat)

1. singulative of wiżagħ: a lizard (in practice especially a gecko or lacertid)