kagħak

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic كَعْك (kaʕk). The similarity with English cake is coincidental (or if anything due to highly remote relation).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kagħak m (collective, singulative kagħka, paucal kagħkiet)

  1. a traditional kind of sweet pastry, usually ring-shaped
  2. (Gozo) Synonym of ftira