ġurad

• ġurat (probably nonstandard; also a distinct word)

From Arabic جَراد‎ (jarād). A collective in Arabic, which became singulative in Maltese. The -u- is also irregular; one would expect *ġrad (but compare the plural).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊˈraːt/
• Homophone: ġurat

ġurad m (plural ġradijiet)

1. grasshopper; locust

   Dan Ġwanni kellu fuqu libsa tax-xagħar tal-ġemel, bi ħżiem tal-ġild madwar qaddu, u l-ikel tiegħu kien ġradijiet u għasel salvaġġ.

   Now John himself had a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:4)