għollieq

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic عُلَّيْق‎ (ʿullayq). Accordingly the more etymological spelling would seem to be (nonstandard) għolliq. The vowel phonemes /iː/ and /ɪː/ are merged before [ħ] and [ʔ].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔlˈlɪːʔ/

Noun

għollieq m

  1. blackberry shrub
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