A gelatinous sweet traditionally made of syrup and cornflour, dusted with icing sugar.
Example sentencesExamples
Ali Baba has pizza on its takeout menu, but its heart and soul is pure Turkish delight; a taste of Trinidad in the heart of Bed Stuy.
She has taken 6,000 small cubes of Turkish delight in different colours, and pinched them with short sticks on a styrofoam board, that way creating a splendid mosaic.
Turkey is a whirling dervish of spicy Near Eastern culture, with as many experiences on offer as there are varieties of Turkish delight.
89 years after it's invention, the Juicy Frys Turkish delight is, these days, made by Cadbury.
Spread a layer of icing sugar on a flat surface and turn the Turkish delight on to it.
It is barely dawn and the sky is as pink as Turkish delight.
Home-made Turkish delight is a little softer than most of the bought varieties and just melts in your mouth.
Definition of Turkish delight in US English:
Turkish delight
nounˌtərkɪʃ dəˈlaɪt
A gelatinous sweet confection traditionally made of syrup and cornflour, dusted with icing sugar.
Example sentencesExamples
Ali Baba has pizza on its takeout menu, but its heart and soul is pure Turkish delight; a taste of Trinidad in the heart of Bed Stuy.
Turkey is a whirling dervish of spicy Near Eastern culture, with as many experiences on offer as there are varieties of Turkish delight.
89 years after it's invention, the Juicy Frys Turkish delight is, these days, made by Cadbury.
It is barely dawn and the sky is as pink as Turkish delight.
She has taken 6,000 small cubes of Turkish delight in different colours, and pinched them with short sticks on a styrofoam board, that way creating a splendid mosaic.
Home-made Turkish delight is a little softer than most of the bought varieties and just melts in your mouth.
Spread a layer of icing sugar on a flat surface and turn the Turkish delight on to it.