kitla
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪt.la/
“kitla” is a Maltese word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
Italianized form of English kettle, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz. Borrowed in the 19th century when the Maltese were yet little acquainted with the English language, hence treated phonetically and morphologically like a native word, compare pufta, bajla and nippla.
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