Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loukoumi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: louk-ou-mi
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Turkish delight.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He proffered the box of loucoumi and Riquiqui in her turn dug out a cube of Turkish delight and wolfed it, licking the powder off her talons, before dusting her shift to remove the last traces of it."
"The spread of supermarkets now means that you can get loukoumi from Siros in supermarkets throughout Greece."

Etymology

From Greek λουκούμι (loukoúmi), from Ottoman Turkish لوقوم (lokum). Doublet of lokum.

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λουκούμι, لوقوم

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

loucoumi (alternative)

Questions

What does loukoumi mean?: Turkish delight.
Where does loukoumi come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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