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dghaisa

/daɪsə/

dghaisa noun: a small boat resembling a gondola, common in Malta.

Noun

dghaisa (plural dghaisas)

  1. A small boat resembling a gondola, common in Malta.
    • Mediterranean peoples are thought to be excitable, but the Maltese stood up to the blitz with great aplomb, especially the dghaisa men who plowed back and forth across the harbours regardless of the raids, the mateys who made the devastated dockyard work, and all who served in units of the armed...2011, Gordon W. Stead, A Leaf upon the Sea, page 63

Forms of dghaisa

pluraldghaisas
alternative formdghajsa

Origin of dghaisa

From Maltese dgħajsa (“boat”).

Questions about dghaisa

What does dghaisa mean?
Dghaisa means a small boat resembling a gondola, common in Malta.
What part of speech is dghaisa?
Dghaisa is a noun.
How do you pronounce dghaisa?
Dghaisa is pronounced /daɪsə/.
What is the plural of dghaisa?
The plural of dghaisa is dghaisas.

Words near dghaisa in the dictionary

  1. DGC
  2. DGCA
  3. Dge-lugs
  4. Dgernesiais
  5. DGFI
  6. dghaisa
  7. dghaisas
  8. dghajjes
  9. dghajsa
  10. dghajsas
  11. DGL

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