ponn

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian pugnu and/or Italian pugno.

Pronunciation

Noun

ponn m (plural ponnijiet)

  1. fist
    • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:
      kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
      għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
      għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
      u dalgħodu stenbaħt
      b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
      u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. fistful, handful

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