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loukoum

loukoum

9.3
A soft chewy sweet often flavored and covered in powdered sugar
  • noun
  • /luːˈkuːm/
translation icon : lokum
  • During our visit to Istanbul, we enjoyed delicious loukoum dusted with powdered sugar after dinner.

Examples

  • The opening sentence introduces us to the sickroom of the lady of the house: "Mme Darbedat held a rahat-loukoum between her fingers."

    Academic text (2009)

  • The link with a dead language conjugation suggests rigidity, which almost comically contrasts with the exotic rahat-loukoum that Jeannette tastes.

    Academic text (2009)

  • At the market, I bought a box of loukoum for my friends to try, and they loved the rose flavor.

  • She offered her guests small pieces of loukoum as a sweet treat with their coffee.

Synonyms

confection
vsloukoum
8 3.7

Sweet food like candy or a small cake

is the specific chewy, sugar and starch based sweet
Turkish Delight
vsloukoum
1 3.7

A soft sweet candy made from jelly, often flavored with rose or lemon and dusted with sugar

is the chewy, sugar and starch based version of the same treat

Surface Forms

loukoum singular
loukoums plural

Etymology

The word loukoum comes from Turkish lokum, which in turn comes from Arabic luqma, meaning 'bite'. So a loukoum is literally a small sweet 'bite', which is why English also calls it 'Turkish delight'.