Etymograph

English

lokma

Lokma comes from Arabic لُقْمَة ‘bite’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentلُقْمَةluqma‘bite’
  2. Englishtodaylokma

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentلُقْمَةluqma‘bite’
  2. Englishtodaylokma

Every English word from Arabic لُقْمَة

Today it means

noun 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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Etymograph / Arabic لُقْمَة / lokma

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