"suffara" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /sufˈfaː.ra/ Forms: sfafar [plural], sfajfra [diminutive]
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 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. (humorous) child's penis Tags: feminine, humorous
    Sense id: en-suffara-mt-noun-l1wvdJSp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saffara

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for suffara meaning in Maltese (1.2kB)

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