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