rixtellu

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian rasteddu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪʃˈtɛl.lu/

Noun

rixtellu m (plural rixtelli)

1. 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)

2. stockade
3. (agriculture) rake (garden tool)
4. flaxcomb

Related terms

• rixtel
• rixtelliera (xtelliera, xtilliera)
• rixtiel