qażquż

Maltese

Etymology

From the verb qażqaż (“to grunt”), from regional Arabic قَزْقَزَ (qazqaza), قَصْقَصَ (qaṣqaṣa, “to cry, call, make noise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔasˈʔuːs/

Noun

qażquż m (plural qżieqeż)

  1. hog
    Synonym: ħanżir selvaġġ
  2. piglet
    Synonym: derfuġ
  3. (broader sense) pig of small age
  • faħal (“boar”)
  • ħalluġ (“wild boar”)
  • ħanżir
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