IN GREEK
λουκουμάς
loukoumas
fried dough ball soaked in syrup or honey
IN TURKISH
lokma
lokma
fried dough ball in syrup; also a mouthful
WEAR THE WORD
λουκουμάς in blue ink and lokma in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Food
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish lokma also means a mouthful or morsel; Greek uses the word only for the sweet.
- NOTES
- From Arabic luqma, morsel. Greek received the word through Turkish.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘λουκουμάς / lokma’, entry 033, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/033-loukoumas/. Accessed [day month year].