għakrux

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.

• IPA^(key): /akˈruːʃ/
• IPA^(key): /aˤːkˈruːʃ/ (archaic)

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għakrux m (plural għekierex)

1. (chiefly Gozo) land snail

   Coordinate term: bebbux

   • 2020 February 4, “Il-Bebbuxu”, in Television Malta‎, archived from the original on 27 September 2022:

     Hemm ħafna iktar speċi ta’ bebbux. Fost oħrajn hemm ukoll il-bebbux tal-baħar. L-Għawdxin isejħu bebbuxu lil dak tal-baħar. Dak tal-art jgħidulu għakrux.

     There are many other species of snails. Among others there are also sea snails. The Gozitans say bebbuxu only for a sea snail. A land snail they will call għakrux.