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Maltese
Etymology
Compare perhaps Sicilian mazzuni (“cattle entrails”), thus speculatively from the notion of “inferior meat”.
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Pronunciation
Noun
mazzun m (plural mzazen)
- one of certain fish that are easy to catch, but are of inferior quality, especially a gudgeon, goby
- (figurative) someone credulous and easily duped