"dada" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaː.da/ Forms: dadi [plural], dad [alternative], dadu [alternative]
Rhymes: -aːda Etymology: Borrowed from Italian dado and/or Sicilian dadu. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|it|dado}} Borrowed from Italian dado, {{bor|mt|scn|dadu}} Sicilian dadu Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=dadi}} dada f (plural dadi)
  1. die, dice (polyhedron used in games of chance) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-dada-mt-noun-q4iKPJn3 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. cube (object more or less in the form of a cube) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-dada-mt-noun-k2kH40Cb

Inflected forms

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      ],
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        [
          "die",
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        [
          "dice",
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      ]
    },
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaː.da/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːda"
    }
  ],
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    "Maltese terms derived from Italian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Maltese/aːda/2 syllables",
    "yo:Hair"
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      ]
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      ],
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaː.da/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːda"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dada"
}

Download raw JSONL data for dada meaning in Maltese (1.3kB)

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