"żagħka" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈzaː.ka/, /ˈzaˤː.ka/ Forms: żagħkiet [plural], żgħaki [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from a Maghrebi Arabic word for “posterior”. Compare Tunisian Arabic زعكة (zaʕka, “woman’s buttocks”). Probably at first used for a homosexual man (treated as the main sense by Vassalli) and then generalised. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{cog|aeb|زعكة|t=woman’s buttocks|tr=zaʕka}} Tunisian Arabic زعكة (zaʕka, “woman’s buttocks”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=żagħkiet|p2=żgħaki}} żagħka f (plural żagħkiet or żgħaki)
  1. (vulgar) a person of doubtful sexual morals
    (male) an effeminate man, catamite, or homosexual
    Tags: feminine, masculine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-żagħka-mt-noun-lHs4xiFi Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 48 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 49 2
  2. (vulgar) a person of doubtful sexual morals
    (female) a whore, slut
    Tags: feminine, vulgar Synonyms: qaħba
    Sense id: en-żagħka-mt-noun-zZBXfEXv Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 48 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 49 2
  3. someone evil, base Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-żagħka-mt-noun-9c7eEWtE
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    "Mikiel Anton Vassalli"
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