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

The floribunda rose has coral-pink blooms with a scent of Turkish Delight and mango.

From BBC

Field, an estimator in the construction industry, consumed 10,000 calories during his record run, made up of carbohydrate-rich gels, chocolate, peanut butter and Turkish Delight.

From BBC

Tools used for making Turkish delight.

From Los Angeles Times

Down a cobblestone street in Nablus’ Old City, at the entrance of the tiny two-room workshop of the Ayad Sweets Factory, Amjad Ayad stood slicing a sheet of strawberry-flavored Turkish delight into strips — part of an 8-ton shipment he used to send to Gaza every few weeks but that has since been canceled.

From Los Angeles Times

“All of those orders — canceled. The amount you see here, it’s to keep us a little bit busy, but really it’s just to occupy our time,” he said, his face covered with so much starch to keep the Turkish delight from sticking to his skin that his black eyelashes had turned white.

From Los Angeles Times