"kaxxa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaʃ.ʃa/ Forms: kaxxi [plural], kaxex [plural], kxajxa [diminutive], kxajxetta [diminutive], kaxxetta [diminutive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian cascia. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|cascia}} Borrowed from Sicilian cascia Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=kxajxa|dim2=kxajxetta|dim3=kaxxetta|g=f|p=kaxxi|p2=kaxex}} kaxxa f (plural kaxxi or kaxex, diminutive kxajxa or kxajxetta or kaxxetta)
  1. box, case, chest Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kaxxa-mt-noun-ab28kabD Categories (other): Pages with entries, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 28 35 37
  2. pot, kitty Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kaxxa-mt-noun-y2Dv~qTa Categories (other): Pages with entries, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 28 35 37
  3. plot Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kaxxa-mt-noun-DzhQqzbp Categories (other): Pages with entries, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 28 35 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kaxxabank, kaxxaforti, kaxxarizz, kaxxettun, kaxxier, kexxun

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "cascia"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian cascia",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian cascia.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kaxxi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaxex",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kxajxa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kxajxetta",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaxxetta",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "kxajxa",
        "dim2": "kxajxetta",
        "dim3": "kaxxetta",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "kaxxi",
        "p2": "kaxex"
      },
      "expansion": "kaxxa f (plural kaxxi or kaxex, diminutive kxajxa or kxajxetta or kaxxetta)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kaxxabank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kaxxaforti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kaxxarizz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kaxxettun"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kaxxier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kexxun"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 23 23 10 10 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "box, case, chest"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaxxa-mt-noun-ab28kabD",
      "links": [
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ],
        [
          "case",
          "case"
        ],
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 23 23 10 10 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pot, kitty"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaxxa-mt-noun-y2Dv~qTa",
      "links": [
        [
          "pot",
          "pot"
        ],
        [
          "kitty",
          "kitty"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 23 23 10 10 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plot"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaxxa-mt-noun-DzhQqzbp",
      "links": [
        [
          "plot",
          "plot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʃ.ʃa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaxxa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "cascia"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian cascia",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian cascia.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kaxxi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaxex",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kxajxa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kxajxetta",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaxxetta",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "kxajxa",
        "dim2": "kxajxetta",
        "dim3": "kaxxetta",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "kaxxi",
        "p2": "kaxex"
      },
      "expansion": "kaxxa f (plural kaxxi or kaxex, diminutive kxajxa or kxajxetta or kaxxetta)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kaxxabank"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaxxaforti"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaxxarizz"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaxxettun"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaxxier"
    },
    {
      "word": "kexxun"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "box, case, chest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ],
        [
          "case",
          "case"
        ],
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pot, kitty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pot",
          "pot"
        ],
        [
          "kitty",
          "kitty"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plot",
          "plot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʃ.ʃa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaxxa"
}

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