λουκούμι

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Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لوقوم (lokum), from Arabic رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم (rāḥa(t) al-ḥulqūm, throat comfort).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈkumi/
  • Hyphenation: λου‧κού‧μι

Noun

λουκούμι (loukoúmin (plural λουκούμια)

  1. Turkish delight, locoum

Declension

singular plural
nominative λουκούμι (loukoúmi) λουκούμια (loukoúmia)
genitive λουκουμιού (loukoumioú) λουκουμιών (loukoumión)
accusative λουκούμι (loukoúmi) λουκούμια (loukoúmia)
vocative λουκούμι (loukoúmi) λουκούμια (loukoúmia)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: loukoumi
  • Italian: lucumi

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