bażwa

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic بَزْو‎ (bazw), verbal noun of بَزَا‎ (bazā), which refers to a deforming protrusion of a body part (chest, belly, back, or posterior).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaz.wa/

Noun

bażwa f (plural bażwiet)

(medicine) hernia
Synonyms: fetqa, ernja

Derived terms

bil-bażwa
żejt fil-bażwa

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