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lokma

lokma

English

Noun

lokma (plural lokmas)

  1. A pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry)

Synonyms

  • loukoumades (plural) (used especially of the Greek variant of this pastry)

Translations


Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): łokma
  • Hyphenation: lok‧ma

Noun

lokma (definite accusative lokmayı, plural lokmalar)

  1. lokma

Hypernyms

Declension