"ċavu" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaː.vu/ Forms: ċavi [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from the plural ċavi, from Sicilian ciavi, a variant of chiavi. Doublet of ċavi and ċova. Etymology templates: {{backformation|mt}} Back-formation, {{m|mt|ċavi}} ċavi, {{der|mt|scn|ciavi}} Sicilian ciavi, {{m|scn|chiavi}} chiavi, {{doublet|mt|ċavi|ċova}} Doublet of ċavi and ċova Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=ċavi}} ċavu m (plural ċavi)
  1. (nautical) locking mast Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: ċavi (ċova)
    Sense id: en-ċavu-mt-noun-5JcBPKxk Categories (other): Maltese back-formations, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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        "(nautical) locking mast"
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃaː.vu/"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "roman": "ċova",
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    }
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        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "locking",
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        "(nautical) locking mast"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃaː.vu/"
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