Turkish Words in English
- balkan – "mountain chain"
- bosh – "nonsense" or "empty"
- bridge (game) – "one-three"
- caftan – "long tunic"
- caviar – "egg-bearing"
- dervish – "beggar, poor"
- doodle – "flute"
- horde – "camp, army"
- hummus – "mashed chickpeas"
- kiosk – "pavilion" or "palace"
- lackey – "runner, courier"
- odalisque – "maidservant"
- pastrami – "pressed dried meat"
- pilaf – "meat-boiled rice"
- seraglio – "palace, court"
- shish kebab – "skewered roasted meat"
- sofa – "raised floor with cushions"
- tandoori – "cooking stove"
- tulip – "turban" or "gauze"
- vizier – "counselor"
- yogurt – "to condense"
- yurt – "dwelling place"