saqqu
Maltese
Etymology
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)
- mattress
- Synonym: mitraħ (now rarer)