lokma

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noun

A pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry)

Similar
loukoumades
OriginArabic لُقْمَة →
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Meanings

nounlokma (plural lokmas)

plural lokmas

  1. A pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry)

    Synonyms: loukoumades

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry)

Similar
loukoumades
Also see
loukoumades

Origin

  1. Arabicلُقْمَة
  2. Englishlokma

From Turkish, from Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐγκρίς
  • ἐγκρίς (enkrís)fried dough pastry
Arabic لُقْمَة الْقَاضِي, لُقَيْمَات
  • لُقْمَة الْقَاضِي (luqmat al-qāḍī)fried dough pastry
  • لُقَيْمَات (luqaymāt)fried dough pastry
  • عَوَّامَة (ʕawwāma)fried dough pastry
Greek λουκουμάς
  • λουκουμάς (loukoumás)fried dough pastry
Persian لُقْمِه
  • لُقْمِه (loqme)fried dough pastry
Russian ло́кма
  • ло́кма (lókma)fried dough pastry
Turkish lokma
  • lokmafried dough pastry

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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

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

Chicago

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

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