dghaisa

English

Alternative forms

• dghajsa

Etymology

From Maltese dgħajsa (“boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪ̯sə/
• Homophone: dicer (non-rhotic)

Noun

dghaisa (plural dghaisas)

1. A small boat resembling a gondola, common in Malta.
   • 2011, Gordon W. Stead, A Leaf upon the Sea, page 63:

     Mediterranean peoples are thought to be excitable, but the Maltese stood up to the blitz with great aplomb, especially the dghaisa men who plowed back and forth across the harbours regardless of the raids, the mateys who made the devastated dockyard work, and all who served in units of the armed forces.