à la Turqueadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌa la ˈtəːk/,

/ˌa lə ˈtəːk/,

/ˌɑː lɑː ˈtəːk/, U.S.

/ˌɑ lɑ ˈtərk/,

/ˌɑ lə ˈtərk/

Forms: 1600s– a la Turque, 1700s– à la Turque. Also with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à la turque.

Etymology: < French à la turque, literally ‘in the Turkish style’ (from the 16th cent. in Middle French) < à la à la prep. + turque , use as noun of feminine of turc (see Turk n.¹).Compare earlier borrowing of French à la Turquesque (see quot. 1579 at à la prep. 1a).

A. adj.

Designating any of various things that are Turkish in style, manner, or origin. Chiefly as postmodifier.Frequently in the names of dishes.

ΚΠ

1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens i. 35 We were carried into a long Cabin, in which there were two large Rooms hung with Cloaths, one side a la Turque, the other a la François.

?1750 Mod. Method regulating & forming Table 103 Lambs Ears a la Turque.

1843 J. Hood Austral. & East xiii. 436 I was honoured in return by his presenting me with a cup of coffee à la turque;—i.e., without milk or sugar—in a small cup.

1919 V. Hirtzler Hotel St. Francis Cook Bk. 121 Eggs à la Turque. To shirred eggs add a few chickens' livers [etc.].

1989 P. Mayle Year in Provence (1990) 113 Amazingly enough, à la Turque lavatories are still being manufactured, and the most modern café is quite likely to have a chamber of horrors in the back.

2005 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 26 Mar. e2 The menu included fresh shrimp cocktail a la Turque.

B. adv.

In a Turkish style or manner.

ΚΠ

1773 Sentimental Mag. Oct. 341/2 His house was painted black à la Turque.

1866 Rural Amer. (Utica, N.Y.) 15 Mar. 92/2 I felt out a spot near the door,..and, casting myself down there, a la Turque , I gave myself up to gloomy reflections.

1895 W. J. J. Spry Life on Bosphorus 116 The shop of Abdullah, where we can lunch à la Turque.

1920 G. Gordon-Smith From Serbia to Jugoslavia xiii. 163 In the shops in the villages we now found tobacco, excellent coffee served à la Turque, and little bundles of smoked fish.

2003 Art Q. Spring 40/1 In a portrait.., the sensuously languid Charlotte Grenville..lounges à la turque with her three young children.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	à la turque
释义	à la Turqueadj.adv. Brit. /ˌa la ˈtəːk/, /ˌa lə ˈtəːk/, /ˌɑː lɑː ˈtəːk/, U.S. /ˌɑ lɑ ˈtərk/, /ˌɑ lə ˈtərk/ Forms: 1600s– a la Turque, 1700s– à la Turque. Also with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à la turque. Etymology: < French à la turque, literally ‘in the Turkish style’ (from the 16th cent. in Middle French) < à la à la prep. + turque , use as noun of feminine of turc (see Turk n.¹).Compare earlier borrowing of French à la Turquesque (see quot. 1579 at à la prep. 1a). A. adj. Designating any of various things that are Turkish in style, manner, or origin. Chiefly as postmodifier.Frequently in the names of dishes. ΚΠ 1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens i. 35 We were carried into a long Cabin, in which there were two large Rooms hung with Cloaths, one side a la Turque, the other a la François. ?1750 Mod. Method regulating & forming Table 103 Lambs Ears a la Turque. 1843 J. Hood Austral. & East xiii. 436 I was honoured in return by his presenting me with a cup of coffee à la turque;—i.e., without milk or sugar—in a small cup. 1919 V. Hirtzler Hotel St. Francis Cook Bk. 121 Eggs à la Turque. To shirred eggs add a few chickens' livers [etc.]. 1989 P. Mayle Year in Provence (1990) 113 Amazingly enough, à la Turque lavatories are still being manufactured, and the most modern café is quite likely to have a chamber of horrors in the back. 2005 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 26 Mar. e2 The menu included fresh shrimp cocktail a la Turque. B. adv. In a Turkish style or manner. ΚΠ 1773 Sentimental Mag. Oct. 341/2 His house was painted black à la Turque. 1866 Rural Amer. (Utica, N.Y.) 15 Mar. 92/2 I felt out a spot near the door,..and, casting myself down there, a la Turque , I gave myself up to gloomy reflections. 1895 W. J. J. Spry Life on Bosphorus 116 The shop of Abdullah, where we can lunch à la Turque. 1920 G. Gordon-Smith From Serbia to Jugoslavia xiii. 163 In the shops in the villages we now found tobacco, excellent coffee served à la Turque, and little bundles of smoked fish. 2003 Art Q. Spring 40/1 In a portrait.., the sensuously languid Charlotte Grenville..lounges à la turque with her three young children. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.1676
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