Where does “qaqoċċa” come from?

qaqoċċa (Maltese) comes from Sicilian cacocciùla, from Arabic خُرْشُوف — artichoke.

qaqoċċa (Maltese): an artichoke

Definitions

  1. an artichoke

Ancestry of “qaqoċċa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliancacocciùlaartichoke
2Arabicخُرْشُوفartichoke
Every word from Arabic خُرْشُوف →Every word from Sicilian cacocciùla →