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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَحْم (šaḥm).
Pronunciation
Noun
xaħam m (plural xaħmijiet)
- (anatomy, cooking) fat
Il-konsum tax-xaħam kuljum għandu jitqassam fuq tliet ikliet prinċipali.- The daily intake of fat should be distributed over three main meals.
- (figuratively) corruption, bribery
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