zokkor

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar). The expected form would be *sokkor (or *sokkar). The onset z- is due to influence by Sicilian zuccuru, itself borrowed from the Arabic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɔk.kɔr/

Noun

zokkor m (collective, singulative zokkra, paucal zokkriet)

sugar
diabetes
(in the singulative) pleasant person

Derived terms

zokkri

Related terms

zukkariera