Etymology

alaturca

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Today it means: In a Turkish style. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish آلاتورقه ← Italian alla turca
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  1. Italian · derived fromalla turca
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromآلاتورقه
  3. English todayalaturca

From Ottoman Turkish آلاتورقه (alaturka), from Italian alla turca.

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