Maltese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qaqoċċ m (collective, singulative qaqoċċa, paucal qaqoċċiet)

  1. artichokes