ħarkus

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic حُرْقُوص (ḥurqūṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħarˈkuːs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

ħarkus m (collective, singulative ħarkusa)

1. ears (fruiting body of a grain plant)
2. (figuratively in the singulative) anything small