"mazzun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /matˈt͡suːn/ Forms: mzazen [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian mazzuni. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|mazzuni}} Borrowed from Sicilian mazzuni Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=mzazen}} mazzun m (plural mzazen)
  1. one of certain fish that are easy to catch, but are of inferior quality, especially a gudgeon, goby Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mazzun-mt-noun-fF-DJDRi
  2. (figurative) someone credulous and easily duped Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-mazzun-mt-noun-qJqECap2 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "mazzuni"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian mazzuni",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian mazzuni.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mzazen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "mzazen"
      },
      "expansion": "mazzun m (plural mzazen)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one of certain fish that are easy to catch, but are of inferior quality, especially a gudgeon, goby"
      ],
      "id": "en-mazzun-mt-noun-fF-DJDRi",
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ],
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "gudgeon",
          "gudgeon"
        ],
        [
          "goby",
          "goby"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone credulous and easily duped"
      ],
      "id": "en-mazzun-mt-noun-qJqECap2",
      "links": [
        [
          "credulous",
          "credulous"
        ],
        [
          "dupe",
          "dupe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) someone credulous and easily duped"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/matˈt͡suːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mazzun"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "mazzuni"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian mazzuni",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian mazzuni.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mzazen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "mzazen"
      },
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one of certain fish that are easy to catch, but are of inferior quality, especially a gudgeon, goby"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ],
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "gudgeon",
          "gudgeon"
        ],
        [
          "goby",
          "goby"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "someone credulous and easily duped"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "credulous",
          "credulous"
        ],
        [
          "dupe",
          "dupe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) someone credulous and easily duped"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/matˈt͡suːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mazzun"
}

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