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Turco-
- a combining form representing Turkish or Turkic in compound words.
Turco-
1combining_form
- indicating Turkey or Turkish
Turco-Greek
Turco
2/ ˈtɜːkəʊ /
noun
- (formerly) an Algerian serving in the light infantry of the French army
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Turco-1
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Example Sentences
That day we were given the task of retaking the greater part of the trenches which the Turco troops had lost the day preceding.
As I looked back, the elder musician was a most perfect picture of the Turco.
A great Turco in fez, blouse, and short, baggy breeches was very active in this commissariat work.
It needed another war to settle the Turco-Montenegrin border.
On the Turco-Servian side the masses of rock jut out so far into the stream, that no room is left for a footway.
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