satal

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سَطْل (saṭl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tal/

Noun

satal m (plural stal or stali or stul or istla, paucal satliet, diminutive stajjel)

1. bucket, pail

   Synonym: barmil

   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:

     Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
     jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
     bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
     minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.
     

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)