saqqu

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaʔ.ʔu/

Noun

saqqu m (plural saqqijiet)

1. mattress

   Synonym: (now rarer in Malta but still used in Gozo) mitraħ