żafżaf

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic صَفْصَاف (ṣafṣāf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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żafżaf m (collective, singulative żafżafa, paucal żafżafiet)

  1. willow (Salix gen. et spp.)
    Qgħadt bilqiegħda taħt iż-żafżafa u ħassejt il-weraq jagħraxni.
    I sat under the willow tree and I felt its leaves tickling me.