qroqqa

== Maltese == === Etymology === Inherited from dialectal Arabic. The exactly corresponding form is found in Tunisian Arabic قرقّة (ʔruʔʔa, qroqqa, “brooding hen”), South Levantine Arabic قرقة (ʔruʔʔa, qruqqa, “brooding hen”). Compare also North Levantine Arabic قرقة (ʔirʔa, qirqa), كركة (krikka). Related to Arabic قَرَّقَ (qarraqa), كَرَّكَ (karraka, “to cluck”), eventually onomatopoetic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔrɔʔ.ʔa/ Rhymes: -ɔʔʔa === Noun === qroqqa f (plural qrejjaq) laying or brooding hen ==== Related terms ==== === References ===