turkish delight
Turk·ish de·light
T t Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tur-kish dih-lahyt]
- /ˈtɜr kɪʃ dɪˈlaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tur-kish dih-lahyt]
- /ˈtɜr kɪʃ dɪˈlaɪt/
Definitions of turkish delight words
- noun turkish delight a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar. 1
- noun turkish delight confectionery 1
- variable noun turkish delight Turkish delight is a jelly-like sweet that is covered with powdered sugar or chocolate. 0
- noun turkish delight a jelly-like sweet flavoured with flower essences, usually cut into cubes and covered in icing sugar 0
- noun turkish delight a kind of candy consisting of cubes of a flavored jellylike substance covered with powdered sugar 0
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Origin of turkish delight
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70
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Parts of speech for Turkish delight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turkish delight popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
turkish delight usage trend in Literature
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