loukoumi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Greek λουκούμι (loukoúmi). Compare lokum.
Noun
loukoumi (uncountable)
- Turkish delight.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 445:
- 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.
- 2010, John S Bowman et al., Frommer's Greece, p. 27:
- The spread of supermarkets now means that you can get loukoumi from Siros in supermarkets throughout Greece.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 445: