"Turkish delight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Turkish delights [plural]
Etymology: Allegedly coined by an English traveller who could not pronounce the Ottoman Turkish name راحت الحلقوم (râhatü'l-hulkûm), 18th c. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} Turkish delight (usually uncountable, plural Turkish delights)
  1. A soft, sticky confection made from starch and sugar with various flavourings. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sweets Synonyms: locoum, loukoumi, lumps of delight Translations (confection): llokum [masculine] (Albanian), rahat llokum [masculine] (Albanian), رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم (rāḥat al-ḥulqūm) [feminine] (Arabic), حَلْقوم (ḥalgūm) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine, masculine] (Arabic), լոխում (loxum) (Armenian), ռահատ լոխում (ṙahat loxum) (Armenian), loxum (Azerbaijani), lokum (Azerbaijani), раха́т-луку́м (raxát-lukúm) [masculine] (Belarusian), луку́м (lukúm) [masculine] (Belarusian), локу́м (lokúm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), delícies turques [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 土耳其软糖 (Tǔ'ěrqí ruǎntáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 土耳其快樂糖 (Chinese Mandarin), 土耳其快乐糖 (Tǔ'ěrqí kuàilètáng) (Chinese Mandarin), turecký med [masculine] (Czech), rahat [masculine] (Czech), lokum [masculine] (Czech), turecké potěšení [neuter] (Czech), turkish delight [common-gender] (Danish), Turks fruit [neuter] (Dutch), lukumo (Esperanto), lokum (Finnish), loukoum [masculine] (French), rahat-loukoum [masculine] (French), რაჰათლუკუმი (rahatluḳumi) (Georgian), Lokum [neuter] (German), λουκούμι (loukoúmi) [neuter] (Greek), רַחַת לוֹקוּם (rakhat lokum) (Hebrew), टर्किश डिलाइट (ṭarkiś ḍilāiṭ) (Hindi), szultánkenyér (Hungarian), török csemege (Hungarian), lokum (Hungarian), lokum [masculine] (Italian), ロクム (rokumu) (Japanese), ターキッシュ・ディライト (tākisshu-diraito) (Japanese), 로쿰 (rokum) (Korean), 터키시 딜라이트 (teokisi dillaiteu) (Korean), рахат-лукум (rahat-lukum) (Kyrgyz), lucumium [neuter] (Latin), lukumas [masculine] (Lithuanian), локум (lokum) [masculine] (Macedonian), halwa maskat (Malay), loqim (Northern Kurdish), lokim (Northern Kurdish), راحت الحلقوم (râhatü'l-hulkûm) (Ottoman Turkish), راحتالحلقوم (râhat-ol-holqum) (Persian), باسلق (bâsloq) (Persian), rachatłukum [neuter] (Polish), manjar turco [masculine] (Portuguese), delícia turca [feminine] (Portuguese), rahat [neuter] (Romanian), rahat turcesc [neuter] (Romanian), рахат-луку́м (raxat-lukúm) [masculine] (Russian), луку́м (lukúm) [masculine] (Russian), ра́тлук [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ра̀хат-ло̀кум [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ло̀кум [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rátluk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ràhat-lòkum [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lòkum [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ratluk [masculine] (Slovene), turška slaščica [feminine] (Slovene), lokum [masculine] (Slovene), lokum [masculine] (Spanish), delicias turcas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), marmeladkonfekt [common-gender] (Swedish), lokum (Turkish), rahat-lokum (Turkish), раха́т-луку́м (raxát-lukúm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), луку́м (lukúm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), rohat-luqum (Uzbek), như rahat-loukoum (Vietnamese)
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          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "confection",
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          "word": "llokum"
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            "feminine"
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          "roman": "ḥalgūm",
          "sense": "confection",
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            "feminine",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "حَلْقوم"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "loxum",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "լոխում"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ṙahat loxum",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "ռահատ լոխում"
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "loxum"
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "confection",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "raxát-lukúm",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "lukúm",
          "sense": "confection",
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          "roman": "lokúm",
          "sense": "confection",
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
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          "word": "delícies turques"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Tǔ'ěrqí ruǎntáng",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "土耳其软糖"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "土耳其快樂糖"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Tǔ'ěrqí kuàilètáng",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "土耳其快乐糖"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "turecký med"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "rahat"
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          "sense": "confection",
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          "word": "Turks fruit"
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          "sense": "confection",
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          "sense": "confection",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "rahatluḳumi",
          "sense": "confection",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "confection",
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          "roman": "loukoúmi",
          "sense": "confection",
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          "roman": "rakhat lokum",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "רַחַת לוֹקוּם"
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          "roman": "ṭarkiś ḍilāiṭ",
          "sense": "confection",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "török csemege"
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          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lokum"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "rokumu",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "ロクム"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tākisshu-diraito",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "ターキッシュ・ディライト"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "rokum",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "로쿰"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "teokisi dillaiteu",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "터키시 딜라이트"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "loqim"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "lokim"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "rahat-lukum",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "рахат-лукум"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "lucumium"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lukumas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "lokum",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "локум"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "halwa maskat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "râhatü'l-hulkûm",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "راحت الحلقوم"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "râhat-ol-holqum",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "راحتالحلقوم"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "bâsloq",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "باسلق"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "rachatłukum"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "manjar turco"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delícia turca"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "rahat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "rahat turcesc"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raxat-lukúm",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "рахат-луку́м"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lukúm",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "луку́м"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ра́тлук"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ра̀хат-ло̀кум"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ло̀кум"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rátluk"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ràhat-lòkum"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lòkum"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ratluk"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "turška slaščica"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lokum"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lokum"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "delicias turcas"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "marmeladkonfekt"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "lokum"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "rahat-lokum"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "raxát-lukúm",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "раха́т-луку́м"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "lukúm",
          "sense": "confection",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "луку́м"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "rohat-luqum"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "confection",
          "word": "như rahat-loukoum"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "etymology_text": "Allegedly coined by an English traveller who could not pronounce the Ottoman Turkish name راحت الحلقوم (râhatü'l-hulkûm), 18th c.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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        "1": "-",
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        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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        "Terms with French translations",
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          "word": "locoum"
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          "word": "loukoumi"
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rahat llokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rāḥat al-ḥulqūm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥalgūm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "حَلْقوم"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "loxum",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "լոխում"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ṙahat loxum",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "ռահատ լոխում"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "loxum"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "raxát-lukúm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "раха́т-луку́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "lukúm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "луку́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lokúm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "локу́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "delícies turques"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Tǔ'ěrqí ruǎntáng",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "土耳其软糖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "土耳其快樂糖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Tǔ'ěrqí kuàilètáng",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "土耳其快乐糖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turecký med"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rahat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "turecké potěšení"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "turkish delight"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Turks fruit"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "lukumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "loukoum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rahat-loukoum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "rahatluḳumi",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "რაჰათლუკუმი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "loukoúmi",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λουκούμι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "rakhat lokum",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "רַחַת לוֹקוּם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ṭarkiś ḍilāiṭ",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "टर्किश डिलाइट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "szultánkenyér"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "török csemege"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rokumu",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "ロクム"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tākisshu-diraito",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "ターキッシュ・ディライト"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "rokum",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "로쿰"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "teokisi dillaiteu",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "터키시 딜라이트"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "loqim"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "lokim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "rahat-lukum",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "рахат-лукум"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lucumium"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lukumas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lokum",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "локум"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "halwa maskat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "râhatü'l-hulkûm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "راحت الحلقوم"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râhat-ol-holqum",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "راحتالحلقوم"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bâsloq",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "باسلق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rachatłukum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manjar turco"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "delícia turca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rahat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rahat turcesc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raxat-lukúm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рахат-луку́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lukúm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "луку́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ра́тлук"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ра̀хат-ло̀кум"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ло̀кум"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rátluk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ràhat-lòkum"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lòkum"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ratluk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turška slaščica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "delicias turcas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "marmeladkonfekt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "rahat-lokum"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "raxát-lukúm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "раха́т-луку́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lukúm",
      "sense": "confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "луку́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "rohat-luqum"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "confection",
      "word": "như rahat-loukoum"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Turkish delight"
}

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