qaqoċċ

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian *cacoccia, older variant of cacòcciula, which see. Ultimately from Arabic خَرْشُوف (ḵaršūf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈʔɔt͡ʃ/

Noun

qaqoċċ m (collective, singulative qaqoċċa, paucal qaqoċċiet)

  1. artichokes