għakrux

== Maltese == === Etymology === Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to Moroccan Arabic عقروش (ʕaqrūš, “messy, tousled”, of hair) if the whorls of the snail shell were compared to curls. Variation between q and k occurs more often in the vicinity of għ; compare għakreb, għanqbut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akˈruːʃ/ IPA(key): /aˤːkˈruːʃ/ (archaic) Rhymes: -uːʃ === Noun === għakrux m (plural għekierex) (chiefly Gozo) land snail Coordinate term: bebbux