turquí

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُرْكِيّ (turkiyy), from Turkish Türk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuɾˈki/ [t̪uɾˈki]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: tur‧quí

Adjective

turquí m or f (masculine and feminine plural turquíes or turquís)

  1. (obsolete) Turkish
    Synonym: turco

Further reading

  • “turquí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
  • Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023) “turquí”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
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