żafżaf

Maltese

Alternative forms

• safsaf

Etymology

From Arabic صَفْصَاف (ṣafṣāf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zavˈzaːf/

Noun

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.