loukoum

English

Noun

loukoum (plural loukoums)

Alternative spelling of locoum

French

Alternative forms

lokoum

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لوقوم, لقوم (modern Turkish lokum).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lu.kum/

Noun

loukoum m (plural loukoums)

Turkish delight, locoum [from 19th c.]
Synonym: rahat-loukoum

Further reading

“loukoum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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