xorta

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔr.ta/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sicilian sciorta, sorta, from Latin sors. Doublet of xorti (“fate, luck”). In contemporary Sicilian the form with sci- seems less common, but it is still found.

Noun

xorta f (plural xorti)

  1. kind, sort
Derived terms
  • xorta waħda
  • xort’oħra

Etymology 2

Short for xorta waħda (“in the same way, no different”, literally “one sort”) and mhux xorta? (“isn't it still the same?”).

Adverb

xorta

  1. still, all the same
See also
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