zokkor

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar). The expected form would be *sokkor (or *sokkar). The onset z- is due to influence by Sicilian zuccuru, itself borrowed from the Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɔk.kɔr/

Noun

zokkor m (collective, singulative zokkra, paucal zokkriet)

1. sugar
2. diabetes
3. (in the singulative) pleasant person

Derived terms

• zokkri

 

Related terms

• zukkariera

 

See also

• fruttożju
• glukożju
• sukrożju