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luzzus

luzzus is the plural of luzzu.

Meaning of luzzu

Noun

luzzu (plural luzzus or luzzijiet)

  1. A traditional brightly-painted Maltese fishing boat, characteristically adorned with a pair of eye designs on the bow.
    • The island’s small fishing boats (Luzzus) and karrozzins (horse-drawn carriages) provided a welcome change-of-pace from the flattop Shangri-La’s sailors and airmen had been riding since October.1964, R[obert] Franklin Brown, Jr., USS Shangri-La, Attack Carrier, Boston, Mass.: Burdette, →OCLC, page 205, column 1

Questions about luzzus

What is luzzus the plural of?
Luzzus is the plural of luzzu.

Words near luzzus in the dictionary

  1. Luzviminda
  2. Luzzi
  3. luzzijiet
  4. Luzzis
  5. luzzu
  6. luzzus
  7. Luzón
  8. Luír Cheltchair
  9. luópán
  10. luópáns
  11. lv

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