"zalza" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈt͡sal.t͡sa/ Forms: zalez [plural], zlazi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *salsa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn}} Borrowed from Sicilian [Term?], {{der|mt|la-vul|*salsa}} Vulgar Latin *salsa Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=zalez|p2=zlazi}} zalza f (plural zalez or zlazi)
  1. sauce Tags: feminine Synonyms: sos Derived forms: zalza ta’ San Bernard, zalziera (alt: zelziera) Related terms: zalzett
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
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    },
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    }
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    }
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        }
      ],
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          "word": "zalza ta’ San Bernard"
        },
        {
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        }
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        {
          "english": "tomato sauce",
          "text": "zalza tat-tadam"
        },
        {
          "english": "spicy sauce",
          "text": "zalza pikkanti"
        },
        {
          "english": "with sauce",
          "text": "biz-zalza"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sal.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "alt": "zelziera",
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    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "zalzett"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
        "Maltese terms with collocations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "text": "zalza tat-tadam"
        },
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          "english": "spicy sauce",
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        },
        {
          "english": "with sauce",
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        }
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          "word": "sos"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sal.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
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}

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