Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic شَهْوة (šahwa).
Pronunciation[edit]
xehwa f (plural xhiewi, paucal xehwiet)
- desire (with a negative overtone and especially sexual); lust, lustfulness
- Synonyms: xewqa, xenqa, ġibda, ħajra, ħorma
- birthmark
- Synonym: xewqa
