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Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian saccu (“sack”), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from a language of the Ancient Near East. The Maltese sense from the use of straw-filled sacks as mattresses.
Pronunciation
Noun
saqqu m (plural saqqijiet)
- mattress
- Synonym: (now rarer in Malta but still used in Gozo) mitraħ