алатурка

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • ала ту́рка (ala túrka)

Etymology

From Italian alla turca. The first component (ала- (ala-)) is analyzable as ала́ (alá), again from Italian alla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐɫɐˈturkɐ]
  • Rhymes: -urkɐ
  • Syllabification(key): а‧ла‧тур‧ка
  • Hyphenation(key): ала‧тур‧ка

Adverb

алату́рка • (alatúrka) (not comparable)

  1. Turkish-style, in a Turkish style
  2. (Ottoman Empire) alaturca (see Alafranga and alaturca)

Adjective

алату́рка • (alatúrka) (indeclinable)

  1. Turkish-style, in a Turkish style
  2. (Ottoman Empire) alaturca (see Alafranga and alaturca)

Coordinate terms

References

  • алатурка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • алатурка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “алату̀рка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 8
  • алатурка”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, →ISBN, page 23