għoxx

Maltese
Root
għ-x-x
2 terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔːʃ/
  • IPA(key): /ɔˤːʃ/ (archaic)

Etymology 1

From Arabic عُشّ‎ (ʕušš, “nest”).

Noun

għoxx m (plural għoxux or għoxxijiet, diminutive għexejjex)

  1. (obsolete) nest
    Synonym: bejta
    Alternative form: għexx (dialectal)

Etymology 2

Without doubt influenced by etymology 1 through evident analogies of both appearance and function, but originally perhaps from Arabic عُسّ‎ (ʕuss), meaning “genitals” (especially male, but also female) as well as “large cup” (if this is the same word). Compare the obsolete Maltese variant għoss (“buttocks, anus”).

Noun

għoxx m (plural għoxux or għoxxijiet)

  1. (vulgar) cunt (vulva, vagina)
    Żobbu daħal f’għoxxi.
    His dick entered my vagina.
  2. (vulgar) wimp, coward
    Qisek għoxx, dejjem toqgħod sieket quddiem l-inġustizzji.
    You’re such a coward, always staying silent in the face of injustices.
  3. (vulgar) fucking (as an intensifier)

See also
  • f’għoxx
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.