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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese turquo , from Medieval Latin Turcus , borrowed from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος ( Toûrkos ) , borrowed from Classical Persian ترک , from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 ( t²ür²k̥ ) , from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k .
Pronunciation
Adjective
turco (feminine turca , masculine plural turcos , feminine plural turcas )
Turkish
Noun
turco m (plural turcos , feminine turca , feminine plural turcas )
Turk
( derogatory , vulgar , slang ) native or inhabitant of A Coruña
Synonym: coruñés
Noun
turco m (uncountable )
Turkish language
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
turco (feminine turca , masculine plural turchi , feminine plural turche )
Turkish
Noun
turco m (plural turchi , feminine turca )
Turk
( uncountable ) the Turkish language
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese turquo , from Medieval Latin Turcus , borrowed from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος ( Toûrkos ) , borrowed from Classical Persian ترک , from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 ( t²ür²k̥ ) , from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k .
Pronunciation
Adjective
turco (feminine turca , masculine plural turcos , feminine plural turcas , not comparable )
Turkish ( of or relating to Turkey )
Derived terms
Noun
turco m (plural turcos , feminine turca , feminine plural turcas )
Turk ( person from Turkey )
( historical ) Turk ( person from the Ottoman Empire )
Synonym: otomano
( ethnicity, Brazil ) an Arab, Jew or other immigrant from Middle East
Noun
turco m (plural turcos )
( uncountable ) Turkish ( Turkic language spoken in Turkey )
palo verde ( Parkinsonia aculeata , a small tree of the Americas)
Synonym: cina-cina
Descendants
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish Türk .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈtuɾko/
Rhymes: -uɾko
Syllabification: tur‧co
Adjective
turco (feminine turca , masculine plural turcos , feminine plural turcas )
Turkish
Derived terms
Noun
turco m (plural turcos , feminine turca , feminine plural turcas )
( nationality, ethnicity ) Turk
( nationality, ethnicity, Latin America ) an Arab or Jew
Noun
turco m (uncountable )
Turkish ( language )
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Venetan
Etymology
From Turkish Türk
Pronunciation
Noun
turco m (plural turchi )
Turk
Jeri go catà un turco . Yesterday I met a turk .