rixtellu
Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sicilian rasteddu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rixtellu m (plural rixtelli)
- rail, gate
- 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pika”, in Fl-Arena:
- Il-għażla tar-rebbieħ
kienet tqila bis-sħiħ,
u Marzu Marzellu
fetaħ ir-rixtellu,
u tax-xita fir-raxx
parpar baxx baxx.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- stockade
- (agriculture) rake (garden tool)
- flaxcomb