"bebbux" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /bɛbˈbuːʃ/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-bebbux.wav Forms: bebbuxu [singulative], bebbuxa [singulative], bwiebex [plural], bebbuxiet [paucal]
Etymology: From Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Kabyle ababbuc, Moroccan Arabic ببوش (babbūš) and Sicilian babbaluci. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|mt|ber}} Berber, {{cog|kab|ababbuc}} Kabyle ababbuc, {{cog|ary|ببوش|tr=babbūš}} Moroccan Arabic ببوش (babbūš), {{cog|scn|babbaluci}} Sicilian babbaluci
  1. a snail Tags: collective, masculine
    Sense id: en-bebbux-mt-noun-gbRTCeFa
  2. (Gozo) a sea snail Tags: collective, masculine
    Sense id: en-bebbux-mt-noun-AVHgR-1a Categories (other): Gozitan Maltese, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Foods, Mollusks Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Animals: 4 96 Disambiguation of Foods: 4 96 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bebbuxata (english: snail meal)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "snail meal",
      "word": "bebbuxata"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ber"
      },
      "expansion": "Berber",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kab",
        "2": "ababbuc"
      },
      "expansion": "Kabyle ababbuc",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "ببوش",
        "tr": "babbūš"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic ببوش (babbūš)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "babbaluci"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian babbaluci",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Kabyle ababbuc, Moroccan Arabic ببوش (babbūš) and Sicilian babbaluci.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bebbuxu",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bebbuxa",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bwiebex",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bebbuxiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a snail"
      ],
      "id": "en-bebbux-mt-noun-gbRTCeFa",
      "links": [
        [
          "snail",
          "snail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gozitan Maltese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 99",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 99",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "mt:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "mt:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Mollusks",
          "orig": "mt:Mollusks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sea snail"
      ],
      "id": "en-bebbux-mt-noun-AVHgR-1a",
      "links": [
        [
          "sea snail",
          "sea snail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Gozo) a sea snail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛbˈbuːʃ/"
    },
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}
{
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    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms derived from Berber languages",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mt:Animals",
    "mt:Foods",
    "mt:Mollusks"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "snail meal",
      "word": "bebbuxata"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Berber",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kab",
        "2": "ababbuc"
      },
      "expansion": "Kabyle ababbuc",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "ببوش",
        "tr": "babbūš"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic ببوش (babbūš)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "babbaluci"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian babbaluci",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Kabyle ababbuc, Moroccan Arabic ببوش (babbūš) and Sicilian babbaluci.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bebbuxu",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bebbuxa",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bwiebex",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bebbuxiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a snail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snail",
          "snail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gozitan Maltese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sea snail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sea snail",
          "sea snail"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Gozo) a sea snail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "word": "bebbux"
}

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