xkora

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Maltese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ixkora (optionally after the article)

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic شِكَارَة (šikāra). The Maltese -o- is unusual.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xkora f (dual xkertejn, plural xkejjer, diminutive xkejra or xkajra)

  1. sack, bag
  2. (butchers' cant) paunch