qara'

Maltese

Root
q-r-għ
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَرْع (qarʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.ra/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.raˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophones: qargħa (general), qara (except archaically)

Noun

qara’ m (collective, singulative qargħa, paucal qargħat)

1. pumpkin (as a mass or species); pumpkins (several fruits)

1. scalp

Usage notes

• Often also called qara’ aħmar for clarity (singulative qargħa ħamra, literally “red pumpkin”), to distinguish from the word for scalp.

Derived terms

• qarabagħli