xniegħa
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَناعة (šanāʿa, “repulsiveness, abomination”), probably referring to the scandalous subject matter, but perhaps also because gossip is itself repulsive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃnɪːja/
Noun
xniegħa f (plural xnigħat)
- rumor; gossip