ċawl

See also: cawl

Maltese

Root
ċ-w-l
3 terms

Ċawla qiegħda bilwieqfa (sense 1)

Ċawla qed tgħum fil-baħar (sense 2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian ciàula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃawl/

Noun

ċawl m (collective, singulative ċawla or ċawlu, plural ċwal, paucal ċawliet)

2. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
4. damselfish (Chromis chromis)

   Synonym: kastanjola

5. (figuratively, in the singulative) chatterbox (talkative person)

   Synonyms: ċaqċieqa, paċoċċ, ċuqlajta

6. (Gozo) pieces of torn clouds

Derived terms

• ċawl abjad
• ċawl aħmar
• ċawl griż
• ċawl imperjali
• ċawl ta’ Sqallija
• ċawlun
• ċawwal
• sultan iċ-ċawl