alwett
Maltese
Etymology
Eventually from Old French aloete, from a diminutive of Latin alauda. The word may have been borrowed directly from the Normans, or later from modern French alouette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈwɛt/
Noun
alwett m (collective, singulative alwetta, plural alwetti, paucal alwettiet)
- lark(s)
- Synonym: bilbla (especially the short-toed lark)