"biċċa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪt.t͡ʃa/ Forms: biċċtejn [dual], bċejjeċ [plural], biċċiet [plural], bċieċ [plural], bċejċa [diminutive]
Etymology: Ultimately from Late Latin pettia, probably from Sicilian pezza or a variant of it. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|la-lat|pettia}} Late Latin pettia, {{bor|mt|scn|pezza}} Sicilian pezza Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=biċċtejn|dim=bċejċa|g=f|p=bċejjeċ|p2=biċċiet|p3=bċieċ}} biċċa f (dual biċċtejn, plural bċejjeċ or biċċiet or bċieċ, diminutive bċejċa)
  1. piece, portion Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-biċċa-mt-noun-H-sls52l
  2. (chess) piece (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-biċċa-mt-noun-couH15wh Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 7 27 3 2 13 18 30 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  3. piece (artistic creation) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-biċċa-mt-noun-0qYo5iWD
  4. piece of cloth Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-biċċa-mt-noun-tIp2xeKs
  5. coin Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-biċċa-mt-noun-s6GYS6Cx Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 7 27 3 2 13 18 30
  6. fact, event Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-biċċa-mt-noun-dvZA5WQk Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 7 27 3 2 13 18 30
  7. concern, business Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-biċċa-mt-noun-~YkILMsk Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 7 27 3 2 13 18 30

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la-lat",
        "3": "pettia"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin pettia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "pezza"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian pezza",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Late Latin pettia, probably from Sicilian pezza or a variant of it.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "biċċtejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bċejjeċ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biċċiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bċieċ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bċejċa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "d": "biċċtejn",
        "dim": "bċejċa",
        "g": "f",
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        "p2": "biċċiet",
        "p3": "bċieċ"
      },
      "expansion": "biċċa f (dual biċċtejn, plural bċejjeċ or biċċiet or bċieċ, diminutive bċejċa)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "piece, portion"
      ],
      "id": "en-biċċa-mt-noun-H-sls52l",
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        [
          "piece",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "langcode": "mt",
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            "Tabletop games",
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 27 3 2 13 18 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "piece (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games)"
      ],
      "id": "en-biċċa-mt-noun-couH15wh",
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) piece (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "piece (artistic creation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-biċċa-mt-noun-0qYo5iWD",
      "links": [
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "piece of cloth"
      ],
      "id": "en-biċċa-mt-noun-tIp2xeKs",
      "links": [
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "7 27 3 2 13 18 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coin"
      ],
      "id": "en-biċċa-mt-noun-s6GYS6Cx",
      "links": [
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "7 27 3 2 13 18 30",
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          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-biċċa-mt-noun-dvZA5WQk",
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        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ]
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        "feminine"
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    },
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        {
          "_dis": "7 27 3 2 13 18 30",
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          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "concern, business"
      ],
      "id": "en-biċċa-mt-noun-~YkILMsk",
      "links": [
        [
          "concern",
          "concern"
        ],
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɪt.t͡ʃa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biċċa"
}
{
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    "Maltese 2-syllable words",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "biċċtejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bċejjeċ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biċċiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bċieċ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bċejċa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "g": "f",
        "p": "bċejjeċ",
        "p2": "biċċiet",
        "p3": "bċieċ"
      },
      "expansion": "biċċa f (dual biċċtejn, plural bċejjeċ or biċċiet or bċieċ, diminutive bċejċa)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "piece, portion"
      ],
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        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ],
        [
          "portion",
          "portion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "mt:Chess"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "piece (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) piece (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "piece (artistic creation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "piece of cloth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "coin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fact, event"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fact",
          "fact"
        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "concern, business"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "concern",
          "concern"
        ],
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɪt.t͡ʃa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biċċa"
}

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