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 turquís or turquíes)

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], 2024 December 10
• Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (2023 August 3) “turquí”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]