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Turkish delight

American

noun

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

Turkish delight British

noun

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

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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

Indoors is an icy cave where it is always winter and never Christmas and there is no Turkish delight and Santa is four months away.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2018

They came home with gifts: jeans or a wallet for me, a new skirt for Bushra, Turkish delight and embroidered cloths.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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