"suffara" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /sufˈfaː.ra/ Forms: sfafar [plural], sfajfra [diminutive], saffara [alternative]
Rhymes: -aːra Etymology: From Arabic صَفَّارَة (ṣaffāra). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|صَفَّارَة}} Arabic صَفَّارَة (ṣaffāra) Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=sfajfra|g=f|p=sfafar}} suffara f (plural sfafar, diminutive sfajfra)
  1. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-suffara-mt-noun-pNFrUUVN Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (humorous) child's penis Tags: feminine, humorous
    Sense id: en-suffara-mt-noun-l1wvdJSp

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Rhymes:Maltese/aːra",
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