xkora

Maltese

Alternative forms

• ixkora (optionally after the article)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃkɔː.ra/

Noun

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

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