Etymology

Grand Turk

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French Grand Turc
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Grand Turk · proper noun1

From a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus intortus), which has a distinctive cap reminiscent of an Ottoman fez.

Grand Turk · noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromGrand Turc
  2. English todayGrand Turk

Borrowed from French Grand Turc.

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