bażwa

Maltese

Root
b-ż-w
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَزْو‎ (bazw), verbal noun of بَزَا‎ (bazā), which refers to a deforming protrusion of a body part (chest, belly, back, or posterior).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaz.wa/
Rhymes: -azwa

Noun

bażwa f (plural bżawi or bażwiet)

(medicine) hernia
Synonyms: fetqa, ernja

Derived terms

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