زنبوج

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • زَبُّوج (zabbūj), زَغْبَج (zaḡbaj), زَغْبُج (zaḡbuj), زَعْبَج (zaʿbaj)

Etymology

A Berber borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zan.buːd͡ʒ/

Noun

زَنْبُوج or زُنْبُوج (zanbūj or zunbūj) m (collective, singulative زَنْبُوجَة (zanbūja) or زُنْبُوجَة (zunbūja), plural زَنَابِيج (zanābīj))

  1. wild olive (Olea europaea subsp. europaea var. sylvestris)

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: żebbuġ, żebbuġa
  • Galician: zambulho, zambujo
  • Spanish: acebuche, acembuche
  • Portuguese: zambulho, zambulha, zambujo, azambuja, azambujo, azebuche

References

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