għawweġ

== Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic عَوَّجَ (ʕawwaja). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.wɛt͡ʃ/, /ˈaw.wɛt͡ʃ/ IPA(key): /ˈaˤːw.wɛt͡ʃ/ (archaic) Rhymes: -awwɛt͡ʃ, -aːwɛt͡ʃ, -aˤːwwɛt͡ʃ === Verb === għawweġ (imperfect jgħawweġ, past participle mgħawweġ) to bend, to contort Synonyms: lewa, bbendja (Australia) (figuratively) to contort (e.g. facts) to speak with a village accent ==== Conjugation ====