"werċ" meaning in Maltese

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Adjective

IPA: /wɛrt͡ʃ/ Forms: werċa [feminine, singular], wereċ [plural], woroċ [plural], urejjeċ [diminutive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian guerciu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|mt|scn|guerciu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sicilian guerciu, {{bor+|mt|scn|guerciu}} Borrowed from Sicilian guerciu Head templates: {{mt-adjective|dim=urejjeċ|f=werċa|p=wereċ|p2=woroċ}} werċ (feminine singular werċa, plural wereċ or woroċ, diminutive urejjeċ)
  1. squint-eyed, cross-eyed
    Sense id: en-werċ-mt-adj-GBVOJRjK Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for werċ meaning in Maltese (1.3kB)

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