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falla

Pronunciation: /ˈfal.la/

“falla” is a Maltese word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to go bankrupt
  2. to bankrupt (to force into bankruptcy)
  3. to be absent, to fail to attend
  4. to fail to conceive
  5. to misfire

noun

  1. mistake, indiscretion
  2. leak (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fallire and/or Sicilian fallari /falliri.

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