Turco-

a combining form representing Turkish or Turkic in compound words.

Also Turko-.

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Examples from the Web for turco

That day we were given the task of retaking the greater part of the trenches which the Turco troops had lost the day preceding.
Private Peat|Harold R. Peat
Corfu, one of the Ionian islands, taken by the Turco Russian squadron.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Turco stared, muttered the Tekbir in a low voice, bent and kissed my hands.
The Maids of Paradise|Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Rising, they tip-toed out and another file came in, and among them the vivid garments of a Turco.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany|Edward Lyell Fox

Suddenly a little red-legged Turco, weeping too, snatched off his fez and shouted "Vive la France!"
The Destroyer|Burton Egbert Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for turco

Turco

/ (ˈtɜːkəʊ) /

noun plural -cos

(formerly) an Algerian serving in the light infantry of the French army

Word Origin for Turco

C19: via French from Italian: a Turk

Turco-

Turko-

combining form

indicating Turkey or TurkishTurco-Greek

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