żebbuġa

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Maltese

Etymology

From Maghrebi Arabic زَنْبُوجة (zanbūja), زَبُّوجة (zabbūja), singulative of زَنْبُوج (zanbūj), زَبُّوج (zabbūj), eventually probably from Berber. Cognate with Moroccan Arabic زبوزة (zebbuza), زبوجة (zebbuja, (wild) olive tree).

Pronunciation

Noun

żebbuġa f (collective żebbuġ, plural żebbuġiet)

  1. an olive (single fruit)

Derived terms