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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic مِلْعَقة (milʕaqa, “spoon”, literally “licking tool”).
A more etymological spelling would be milagħqa, because the underlying form is *milgħqa, where -a- was inserted to break up the inadmissible consonant cluster (as similarly in mibegħda). The spelling milgħaqa implies an Arabic *مِلْعاقة (*milʕāqa). However, Maltese does not apply the etymological principle slavishly.
Pronunciation
Noun
milgħaqa f (plural milgħaqiet)
- teaspoon, coffee spoon
- Synonym: (commoner) kuċċarina
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