żebbuġ

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Maltese[edit]

Root
ż-b-ġ
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic زَنْبُوج (zanbūj), زَبُّوج (zabbūj), eventually probably from Berber. Compare Moroccan Arabic زبوج (zabbūj, (wild) olive tree), Tunisian Arabic زبوز (zabbūz, (wild) olive tree).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

żebbuġ m (collective, singulative żebbuġa, dual żebbuġtejn, plural żbiebeġ, paucal żebbuġiet)

  1. olive

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