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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَفْشَفَ (šafšafa).
Pronunciation
Verb
ċafċaf (imperfect jċafċaf, past participle mċafċaf, verbal noun ċafċif)
- (of the sea) to splash, be choppy
- (of a person or animal) to splash, dabble in the water
- (figuratively) to possess a basic or rudimentary understanding of something, typically a language
- (figuratively) to give (something) in a casual manner
Conjugation