maltese

/mɔltˈiz/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
   “Maltese customs officers”

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Malta
2. the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French
3. a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
4. breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

Synonyms for maltese

• Maltese language
• Malti
• Maltese cat
• Maltese dog
• Maltese terrier

Words that rhyme with maltese

• squeeze
• freeze
• tease
• ease
• seize
• siamese
• breeze
• cheese
• overseas
• please
• appease
• wheeze
• chemise
• frieze
• sneeze
• striptease
• unease
• antifreeze
• congeries
• diocese
• disease
• displease
• expertise
• feces
• headcheese
• isosceles
• journalese
• lees
• manganese
• sleaze