alwett

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Maltese

Etymology

Eventually from Old French aloete, from a diminutive of Latin alauda. The word may have been borrowed directly from the Normans, or later from modern French alouette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈwɛt/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Noun

alwett m (collective, singulative alwetta, plural alwetti, paucal alwettiet)

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    Synonym: (especially the short-toed lark) bilbla