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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic حَشِيش (ḥašīš).
Pronunciation
Noun
ħaxix m (collective, singulative ħaxixa, plural ħxejjex, paucal ħaxixiet)
- grass
- Synonym: (obsolete) għoxb
Jista’ joħroġ ukoll il-fwieħa tal-ħaxix aħdar.- It can bring out the fragrance of green grass.
Anton Buttigieg, “Ħajku 236”, in Il-Muża bil-Kimono:Fis-sajf il-għolja
libset il-libsa skura
tal-ħaxix niexef.- In summer the hill
put on the brown frock
of the fried grass.
- vegetable
Il-ġlata ta’ mal-lejl thedded b’mod partikolari il-kultivazzjoni tas-siġar tal-frott, tal-frott żgħir u l-ħaxix.- Night frost is a particular danger for fruit trees, berries and for vegetables.