turco

See also: Turco and Turco-

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese turquo, from Medieval Latin Turcus, borrowed from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), borrowed from Classical Persian ترک, from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥), from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾko/ [ˈt̪uɾ.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -uɾko

Adjective

turco (feminine turca, masculine plural turcos, feminine plural turcas)

1. Turkish

Noun

turco m (plural turcos, feminine turca, feminine plural turcas)

1. Turk
2. (derogatory, vulgar, slang) native or inhabitant of A Coruña

   Synonym: coruñés

Related terms

• Turquía

 

Noun

turco m (uncountable)

1. Turkish language

Further reading

• “turco”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ko/
• Rhymes: -urko
• Hyphenation: tùr‧co

• Audio:

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Adjective

turco (feminine turca, masculine plural turchi, feminine plural turche)

1. Turkish

Noun

turco m (plural turchi, feminine turca)

1. Turk
2. (uncountable) the Turkish language

Derived terms

• bagno turco

Related terms

• Turchia

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese turquo, from Medieval Latin Turcus, borrowed from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), borrowed from Classical Persian ترک, from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥), from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtuʁ.ku/ [ˈtuh.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtuʁ.ku/ [ˈtuh.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾ.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtuʁ.ku/ [ˈtuχ.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtuɻ.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾ.ku/

• Rhymes: -uʁku, -uɾku
• Hyphenation: tur‧co

Adjective

turco (feminine turca, masculine plural turcos, feminine plural turcas, not comparable)

1. Turkish (of or relating to Turkey)

Derived terms

• banho turco

 

Noun

turco m (plural turcos, feminine turca, feminine plural turcas)

1. Turk (person from Turkey)
2. (historical) Turk (person from the Ottoman Empire)

   Synonym: otomano

3. (ethnicity, Brazil) an Arab, Jew or other immigrant from Middle East

Noun

turco m (plural turcos)

1. (uncountable) Turkish (Turkic language spoken in Turkey)
2. palo verde (Parkinsonia aculeata, a small tree of the Americas)

   Synonym: cina-cina

Descendants

• ⇒ Japanese: トルコ (Toruko)

Anagrams

• truco, curto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Türk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾko/ [ˈt̪uɾ.ko]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uɾko
• Syllabification: tur‧co

Adjective

turco (feminine turca, masculine plural turcos, feminine plural turcas)

1. Turkish

Derived terms

• avellano turco
• baño turco
• café a la turca
• café turco
• cama turca
• delicia turca (“Turkish delight”)
• lirio turco
• playero turco
• tórtola turca

 

Noun

turco m (plural turcos, feminine turca, feminine plural turcas)

1. (nationality, ethnicity) Turk
2. (nationality, ethnicity, Latin America) an Arab or Jew

Noun

turco m (uncountable)

1. Turkish (language)

Derived terms

• cabeza de turco

 

Further reading

• “turco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Anagrams

• truco
• curto

Venetan

Etymology

From Turkish Türk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾ.ko/

Noun

turco m (plural turchi)

1. Turk

   Jeri go catà un turco.

   Yesterday I met a turk.