bebbux
Maltese
bebbuxu
Etymology
From Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Kabyle ababbuc, Moroccan Arabic ببوش (babbūš) and Sicilian babbaluci.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛbˈbuːʃ/
Noun
bebbux m (collective, singulative bebbuxu or bebbuxa, paucal bebbuxiet)
- a snail
- (Gozo) a sea snail
- Coordinate term: għakrux