"mazzun" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /matˈt͡suːn/ Forms: mzazen [plural]
Etymology: Compare perhaps Sicilian mazzuni (“cattle entrails”), thus speculatively from the notion of “inferior meat”. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|scn|mazzuni|t=cattle entrails}} Sicilian mazzuni (“cattle entrails”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=mzazen}} mazzun m (plural mzazen)
  1. one of certain fish that are easy to catch, but are of inferior quality, especially a gudgeon, goby Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mazzun-mt-noun-fF-DJDRi
  2. (figurative) someone credulous and easily duped Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-mazzun-mt-noun-qJqECap2 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

Inflected forms

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        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
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        "t": "cattle entrails"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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  ],
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    }
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      ],
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        [
          "quality",
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        ],
        [
          "gudgeon",
          "gudgeon"
        ],
        [
          "goby",
          "goby"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "someone credulous and easily duped"
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          "credulous",
          "credulous"
        ],
        [
          "dupe",
          "dupe"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) someone credulous and easily duped"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/matˈt͡suːn/"
    }
  ],
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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "one of certain fish that are easy to catch, but are of inferior quality, especially a gudgeon, goby"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "inferior",
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        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "gudgeon",
          "gudgeon"
        ],
        [
          "goby",
          "goby"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "someone credulous and easily duped"
      ],
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        [
          "credulous",
          "credulous"
        ],
        [
          "dupe",
          "dupe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) someone credulous and easily duped"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/matˈt͡suːn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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