Turkish delight

American  

noun

1. a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.

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Turkish delight British  

noun

1. a jelly-like sweet flavoured with flower essences, usually cut into cubes and covered in icing sugar

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Etymology

Origin of Turkish delight

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Amjad Ayad, in rear, spreads out gelatin for making Turkish delight at his family’s factory in the Old City of Nablus.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

A large pig stuck in a ditch in West Sussex has been rescued by firefighters, who tempted him out with Turkish delight.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

Kleinman, who was born in Romania and married a Holocaust survivor, stuffed the dough with ground pecans, strawberry jam and Turkish delight, said her son, Yossi Kleinman, 65, of Rehovot.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2022

The housemade Turkish delight sounds better than it is, but the bite-size pistachio baklava are worth close study, as are several of the desserts from the kitchen.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2021

All three of us pop another Turkish delight into our mouths.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes