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Where does “locoum” come from?

locoum (English) comes from Turkish lokum, from Ottoman Turkish lokum, from Arabic رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم.

locoum (English): Turkish delight

Definitions

  1. Turkish delight

Ancestry of “locoum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishlokumTurkish delight
2Ottoman Turkishlokum—
3Arabicرَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم—
Every word from Arabic رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم →