saqqu

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian saccu (“sack”), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from a language of the Ancient Near East. The Maltese sense from the use of straw-filled sacks as mattresses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaʔ.ʔu/

Noun

saqqu m (plural saqqijiet)

  1. mattress
    Synonym: (now rarer in Malta but still used in Gozo) mitraħ
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