lokumn.

Brit.

/lɒˈkuːm/, U.S.

/lɑˈkum/

Forms:

α. 1800s– locoum, 1800s– lokum, 1800s– loukoum, 1900s– locum, 1900s– lokoum, 1900s– loucoum.

β. 1800s– loukoumi (plural loukoumia), 1900s– lokoumi, 1900s– loucoumi, 1900s– loucumi.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Ottoman Turkish lokum; Greek λουκούμι.

Etymology: Probably originally < Ottoman Turkish lokum (Turkish lokum ), short for rāhat-᠍ı-lokum rahat lokum n. Compare earlier rahat lokum n. In β. forms < modern Greek λουκούμι (1836 or earlier) < Ottoman Turkish lokum.Ottoman Turkish lokum is also attested in the 16th cent. as a variant of lokma kind of sweet dough fritter (also 16th cent.; Turkish lokma ), specific use of lokma mouthful < Arabic luqma morsel, bit: see rahat lokum n. Compare the following slightly earlier reference to this sweet in an English context:1839 W. Knight Oriental Outl. 77 The honey of Tino [sc. Tinos, an island in the Cyclades, which was under Ottoman rule at the time], spread over a Lokma cake, affords a delicious morceau. The Lokma is a flour cake as large as an egg, and is much esteemed by all classes in Greece and Turkey. In forms loukoum, loucoum influenced by modern Greek λουκούμι. In β. plural form loukoumia (denoting individual pieces of Turkish delight) after the modern Greek plural form λουκούμια.

Turkish delight; a portion of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet

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confection1393

sugar-meat1586

trinket1587

confectionary1599

soot-meat1614

dulcid1694

sweetie1721

goody-goody1745

bon-bon1796

confiture1802

candy?1809

sweetmeat1812

sucker1823

dulce1834

lokum1845

goody1847

sweet1851

dragée1853

lolly1854

1845 C. White Three Years in Constantinople II. i. 9 The koorabyajee..likewise manufacture ravany and lokum, soft cakes, made of semolina, eggs, sugar, butter, and milk.

1884 Handbk. Travellers Greece (ed. 5) II. iv. 563/1 Syra is also renowned for its delicious rahat-ul-koum (vulgarly known as ‘loukoumi’), which is only second to that of Constantinople.

1887 F. M. Crawford Paul Patoff xxiii. 434 ‘If the man has any loukoum, I could bear a cup of coffee,’ she murmured. The man had loukoum, it appeared, and Chrysophrasia was satisfied.

1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 313/2 The elemes and locoums, packed respectively in layers and in cubes.

1921 S. Graham Europe ii. 38 Pride intervenes only to stop them begging... But you see the nicest of girls with pinched white faces trying to sell loukoum.

1960 Spectator 8 Jan. 51/1 In Istanbul,..go for Turkish delight,..a quite different confection from what passes as Turkish delight in Britain. You ask for lokoum.

1962 J. Fleming When I grow Rich iv. 53 A little locum for a friend..a present of a little Turkish delight.

1967 Vogue Jan. 4/2 A coral crusted dish of loukoumi.

1972 J. Rathbone Trip Trap vi. 65 A servant poured Turkish coffee; lokoum was offered in tiny silver dishes.

2005 tr. S. S. Silan I do not Regret ii. 15 Mother would have Turkish coffee and they would bring me a ‘lokum’, that is to say ‘Turkish Delight’, attached to a toothpick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lokum
释义	lokumn. Brit. /lɒˈkuːm/, U.S. /lɑˈkum/ Forms: α. 1800s– locoum, 1800s– lokum, 1800s– loukoum, 1900s– locum, 1900s– lokoum, 1900s– loucoum. β. 1800s– loukoumi (plural loukoumia), 1900s– lokoumi, 1900s– loucoumi, 1900s– loucumi. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Ottoman Turkish lokum; Greek λουκούμι. Etymology: Probably originally < Ottoman Turkish lokum (Turkish lokum ), short for rāhat-᠍ı-lokum rahat lokum n. Compare earlier rahat lokum n. In β. forms < modern Greek λουκούμι (1836 or earlier) < Ottoman Turkish lokum.Ottoman Turkish lokum is also attested in the 16th cent. as a variant of lokma kind of sweet dough fritter (also 16th cent.; Turkish lokma ), specific use of lokma mouthful < Arabic luqma morsel, bit: see rahat lokum n. Compare the following slightly earlier reference to this sweet in an English context:1839 W. Knight Oriental Outl. 77 The honey of Tino [sc. Tinos, an island in the Cyclades, which was under Ottoman rule at the time], spread over a Lokma cake, affords a delicious morceau. The Lokma is a flour cake as large as an egg, and is much esteemed by all classes in Greece and Turkey. In forms loukoum, loucoum influenced by modern Greek λουκούμι. In β. plural form loukoumia (denoting individual pieces of Turkish delight) after the modern Greek plural form λουκούμια. Turkish delight; a portion of this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet dredgec1350 confection1393 sugar-meat1586 trinket1587 confectionary1599 soot-meat1614 dulcid1694 sweetie1721 goody-goody1745 bon-bon1796 confiture1802 candy?1809 sweetmeat1812 sucker1823 dulce1834 lokum1845 goody1847 sweet1851 dragée1853 lolly1854 1845 C. White Three Years in Constantinople II. i. 9 The koorabyajee..likewise manufacture ravany and lokum, soft cakes, made of semolina, eggs, sugar, butter, and milk. 1884 Handbk. Travellers Greece (ed. 5) II. iv. 563/1 Syra is also renowned for its delicious rahat-ul-koum (vulgarly known as ‘loukoumi’), which is only second to that of Constantinople. 1887 F. M. Crawford Paul Patoff xxiii. 434 ‘If the man has any loukoum, I could bear a cup of coffee,’ she murmured. The man had loukoum, it appeared, and Chrysophrasia was satisfied. 1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 313/2 The elemes and locoums, packed respectively in layers and in cubes. 1921 S. Graham Europe ii. 38 Pride intervenes only to stop them begging... But you see the nicest of girls with pinched white faces trying to sell loukoum. 1960 Spectator 8 Jan. 51/1 In Istanbul,..go for Turkish delight,..a quite different confection from what passes as Turkish delight in Britain. You ask for lokoum. 1962 J. Fleming When I grow Rich iv. 53 A little locum for a friend..a present of a little Turkish delight. 1967 Vogue Jan. 4/2 A coral crusted dish of loukoumi. 1972 J. Rathbone Trip Trap vi. 65 A servant poured Turkish coffee; lokoum was offered in tiny silver dishes. 2005 tr. S. S. Silan I do not Regret ii. 15 Mother would have Turkish coffee and they would bring me a ‘lokum’, that is to say ‘Turkish Delight’, attached to a toothpick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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