kagħak

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧كَعْك⁩ (kaʕk). The similarity with English cake is coincidental (or if anything due to highly remote relation).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaːk/
  • IPA(key): /kaˤːk/ (archaic)

Noun

kagħak m (collective, singulative kagħka, paucal kagħkiet)

  1. a traditional kind of sweet pastry, usually ring-shaped
  2. (Gozo) Synonym of ftira
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