xlokk
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَلُوق (šalūq), probably through Italo-Romance or influenced by it; compare Italian scirocco. An inherited doublet may be at hand in xellug (“left”), which see.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃlɔk/
Noun
xlokk m
- scirocco; sirocco (hot southeastern wind)
- the southeast