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lokum

/ləˈkuːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lokum
IPA
/ləˈkuːm/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Turkish delight

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Turkish lokum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lokums (plural) lokoum (alternative) loukoum (alternative) loukhoum (alternative) loukoumi (alternative) locoum (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lokum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈkuːm/.
What does lokum mean?
Turkish delight
Where does lokum come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

How to pronounce lokum

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ləˈkuːm/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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