beżżula

Maltese

Root
b-ż-l
6 terms

Alternative forms

beżżul, biżżul, biżel, biżla

Etymology

From Arabic بَزُّولَة‎ (bazzūla). Compare Moroccan Arabic بزولة‎ (bazzūla, “breast”), Tunisian Arabic بزّولة‎ (bazzūla/bizzūla, “breast”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛzˈzuː.la/

Noun

beżżula f (plural bżieżel or beżżuliet, diminutive bżejżla)

(anatomy) breast
ras il-beżżula ― nipple