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lokma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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)

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History

Etymology

From Turkish, from Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Arabic: لُقْمَة الْقَاضِي (luqmat al-qāḍī) — fried dough pastry
  • Arabic: لُقَيْمَات (luqaymāt) — fried dough pastry
  • Arabic: عَوَّامَة (ʕawwāma) — fried dough pastry
  • Georgian: ლოკმა (loḳma) — fried dough pastry
  • Greek: λουκουμάς (loukoumás) — fried dough pastry
  • Ancient Greek: ἐγκρίς (enkrís) — fried dough pastry
  • Persian: لُقْمِه (loqme) — fried dough pastry
  • Russian: ло́кма (lókma) — fried dough pastry
  • Turkish: lokma — fried dough pastry