brimb

Maltese

Etymology

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Has been said to come from baram in the sense of to knit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɪmp/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmp

Noun

brimb m (collective, singulative brimba, dual brimbejn, paucal brimbiet)

  1. spiders
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Ninżel fuq tarf is-siġġu u ngħolli għajnejja ’l fuq bis-slow motion. Il-brimba ta’ fuq moħħha ma tidhirx feroċi daqskemm ħsibt, ejja.
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  2. ovate goatgrass (Aegilops geniculata)
  • ħaddiela (“tarantula wolf spider”)
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