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English Words of Turkic Origin

The following English words have been acquired either directly from Turkic languages (Kazakh, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek and so on) or else indirectly by passing from them into other languages and then into English. Based on the definition, guess the word.
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Last updated: March 4, 2023
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Definition
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Layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey.
Baklava
Member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops and the first modern standing army in Europe.
Janissary
Title given to rulers and officials in central Asia, Afghanistan, and certain other Muslim countries.
Khan
Small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc. are sold.
Kiosk
Large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping back and long curved tusks.
Mammoth
Swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia.
Taiga
Semi-solid food prepared from milk fermented by added bacteria, often sweetened and flavoured.
Yogurt
Circular tent of felt or skins on a collapsible framework, used by nomads in Mongolia, Siberia, and Turkey.
Yurt
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