dondurma

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noun

A Turkish mastic ice cream.

OriginTurkish dondurma ← Ottoman Turkish طوڭدرمه →
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Meanings

noundondurma (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Turkish mastic ice cream.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishطوڭدرمه
  2. Turkishdondurma“ice cream”
  3. Englishdondurma

Borrowed from Turkish dondurma (“ice cream”), from Ottoman Turkish طوڭدرمه (doŋdurma).

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APA

dondurma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dondurma

MLA

“dondurma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dondurma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dondurma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dondurma.

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