żebbuġ

Maltese
Root
ż-b-ġ
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic زَنْبُوج‎ (zanbūj), زَبُّوج‎ (zabbūj), eventually probably from Berber. Compare Moroccan Arabic زبوج‎ (zabbūj, “(wild) olive tree”), Tunisian Arabic زبوز‎ (zabbūz, “(wild) olive tree”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɛbˈbuːt͡ʃ/

Noun

żebbuġ m (collective, singulative żebbuġa, dual żebbuġtejn, plural żbiebeġ, paucal żebbuġiet)

  1. olive

Derived terms
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