Turkish delight

noun

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

Turkish delight

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkish delight¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

They ate Turkish-delight at intervals during that long day, when for not a single moment did the rain cease to fall.

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I remember a girl called Mabel who used to sell Turkish-delight there, but she had a stall of her own.

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Still, cheese is more nutritious than Turkish-delight, and there's plenty of water in that theatrical cascade.

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"Yes, and we've got a box of Turkish-delight," said Michael.

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