Turkish delight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɜː(ɹ)kɪʃ dɪˈlaɪt/
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Etymology
Allegedly coined by an English traveller who could not pronounce the Ottoman Turkish name راحت الحلقوم (râhatü'l-hulkûm), 18th c.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A soft, sticky confection made from starch and sugar with various flavourings.
Bunter thanked him gravely for his good opinion, and proffered a box of that equally nauseating mess called Turkish Delight, which not only gluts the palate and glues the teeth, but also smothers the consumer in a floury cloud of white sugar.
1930, Dorothy Sayers, Strong Poison:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish delights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
lumps of delight · locoum · loukoumi
Translations (94)
he רַחַת לוֹקוּם (confection) · uk раха́т-луку́м (confection) · sk rahat (confection) · ota راحت الحلقوم (confection) · sh ràhat-lòkum (confection) · hi लोकुम (confection) · az rahətülhülqum (confection) · ro rahatlocum (confection) · cs turecké potěšení (confection) · it lokum (confection) · be раха́т-луку́м (confection) · ms halwa maskat (confection) · es lokum (confection) · nb Turkish delight (confection) · hy հանգստապատառ (confection) · pt manjar turco (confection) · es delicias turcas (confection) · nb lokum (confection) · hi टर्किश डिलाइट (confection) · fa-ira باسْلُق (confection) · sv rahat lokum (confection) · az lokum (confection) · sq rahat llokum (confection) · el λουκούμι (confection) · bg локу́м (confection) · sv marmeladkonfekt (confection) · ar رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم (confection) · sh ра̀хат-ло̀кум (confection) · hy ռահատ լոխում (confection) · uz rohat-luqum (confection) · ro rahat (confection) · ur لُکُوم (confection) · acw حَلْقوم (confection) · cmn 土耳其软糖 (confection) · sl ratluk (confection) · fa-ira لُکوم (confection) · sh ра́тлук (confection) · ky рахат-лукум (confection) · tr rahat-lokum (confection) · tr lokum (confection) · ru рахат-луку́м (confection) · cs lokum (confection) · ko 터키시 딜라이트 (confection) · sq llokum (confection) · kk рахат-лукум (confection) · prs رَاحَتُٱلْحُلْقُوم (confection) · ka რაჰათლუკუმი (confection) · ru луку́м (confection) · az loqum (confection) · sh lòkum (confection) · ur رَاحَتُ ٱلْحُلْقُوم (confection) · vi như rahat-loukoum (confection) · be луку́м (confection) · pt delícia turca (confection) · sl lokum (confection) · sh ло̀кум (confection) · fi lokum (confection) · sl turška slaščica (confection) · da turkish delight (confection) · pl rachatłukum (confection) · fa-ira تِرْکیش دیلایْت (confection) · fr loukoum (confection) · hu szultánkenyér (confection) · la lucumium (confection) · sk lokum (confection) · kmr lokim (confection) · rsk сланїнки (confection) · ca delícies turques (confection) · fa-ira راحَتُٱلْحُلْقوم (confection) · hy լոխում (confection) · hu lokum (confection) · ja ターキッシュ・ディライト (confection) · eo lukumo (confection) · uk луку́м (confection) · lv lokums (confection) · tg роҳатулҳулқум (confection) · cmn 土耳其快樂糖 /土耳其快乐糖 (confection) · hu török csemege (confection) · kmr loqim (confection) · cs rahat (confection) · fr rahat-loukoum (confection) · da tyrkisk delight (confection) · sh rátluk (confection) · ko 로쿰 (confection) · cs turecký med (confection) · de Lokum (confection) · nl Turks fruit (confection) · rsk ратлук (confection) · lt lukumas (confection) · fa-ira لُقوم (confection) · mk локум (confection) · ro rahat turcesc (confection) · ja ロクム (confection) · az loxum (confection)