dalja

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dalia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːl.ja/

Noun

dalja f (plural dalji)

  1. dahlia (plant of the genus Dahlia)
    Synonym: ġorġina
    • 1936, R. M. B., “Għal kull ma ħlaqtilna iċ-ċaħda trid minn’na”, in Lehen il-Malti, number 61-62, lines 10-12:
      ġiżimin, ġiżi, dalji u tulipan !
      X’għaxqa ta’ lwien imżewqa, sbieħ, safjin !
      ifuħu kollha : iżda mhux bħal xuxlin !!
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