ċeppuna
Maltese
Etymology
From Sicilian cippuna m pl (“shackles”, figuratively “jail”), an augmentative of cippi, attested in the singular in the expression a cippuni (“in shackles, imprisoned”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛpˈpuː.na/
Noun
ċeppuna f (plural ċpiepen, paucal ċeppuniet)
- pen, fold, enclosure for animals
- (figuratively, archaic) jail
- Synonym: ħabs