bewsa
Maltese
bewsa bejn mara u raġel – a kiss between a woman and a man
Etymology
From Arabic بَوْسة (bawsa), derived from باسَ, يَبُوسُ (bāsa, yabūsu, “to kiss”), from Persian بوسیدن (busidan). The Arabic noun is deverbal, but may have been influenced directly by the Persian بوسه (buse, “a kiss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛwsa/
Related terms
- bies (verb)
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