ċagħaq

Maltese

Root
ċ-għ-q
2 terms

Alternative forms

  • ċagħak (chiefly Gozo)

Etymology

From Sicilian ciaca (“pebble”). għ was probably inserted in Maltese to preserve the central realisation of the -a- (as in some other early Romance borrowings).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːʔ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaˤːʔ/ (archaic)

Noun

ċagħaq m (collective, singulative ċagħqa, dual ċagħqtejn, plural ċgħaq or ċgħuq, paucal ċagħqiet)

  1. pebbles

Derived terms

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