xlokk

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic شَلُوق‎ (šalūq), probably through Italo-Romance or influenced by it; compare Italian scirocco. An inherited doublet may be at hand in xellug (“left”), which see.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃlɔk/

Noun

xlokk m

  1. scirocco; sirocco (hot southeastern wind)
  2. the southeast
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