loukoumi

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loukoumi

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From Greek λουκούμι (loukoúmi), from Ottoman Turkish لوقوم (lokum). Doublet of lokum.

noun loucoumi

uncountable Turkish delight. He proffered the box of loucoumi and Riquiqui in her turn dug out a cube of Turkish delight and wolfed it, licking the powder off her talons, before dusting her shift to remove the last traces of it.

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@misc{loukoumi_2026,
  title = {loukoumi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loukoumi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}