Gozo

Go·zo
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UK/ˈɡəʊzəʊ/US/ˈɡoʊzoʊ/

proper noun

The second-largest island of the Republic of Malta.

OriginItalian Gozo ← Maltese Għawdex ← Arabic غَوْدَش →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The second-largest island of the Republic of Malta.

Origin

  1. Arabicغَوْدَش
  2. MalteseGħawdex
  3. ItalianGozo
  4. EnglishGozo

From Italian Gozo, from Maltese Għawdex, from Arabic غَوْدَش (ḡawdaš), probably from Phoenician.

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Translations

Arabic غَوْدَش
  • غَوْدَش (ḡawdaš)island
Dutch Gozo
  • Gozoisland
French Gozo
  • Gozoisland
Hebrew גוזו
  • גוזו (Gozo)island
Italian Gozo
  • Gozoisland
Latin Gaulos
  • Gaulosisland
Polish Gozo
  • Gozoisland

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Gozo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gozo

MLA

“Gozo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gozo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gozo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gozo.

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