wiżna

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic وَزْنة‎ (wazna).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪzna/

Noun

wiżna f (plural wiżniet, dual wiżintejn)

  1. a traditional unit of weight, still used e.g. in farming and household contexts, equivalent to 5 ratal, that is officially 8.75 imperial pounds (3.969 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 4 kilogrammes

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