bugħarwien

== Maltese == === Etymology === From bu (“father”) +‎ għarwien (“naked”), thus “father of naked”, meaning “the one who’s always naked”. Compare semantically German Nacktschnecke, Greek γυμνοσάλιαγκας (gymnosáliagkas). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.warˈwɪːn/ IPA(key): /bu.aˤːrˈwɪːn/ (archaic) Rhymes: -ɪːn === Noun === bugħarwien m slug ==== Usage notes ==== No plural forms are attestable in actual use on the internet, though one dictionary gives bugħariewen. Generally, the form bugħarwien seems to be used as both singular and collective.