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tekerlek.

wheel (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/te.ceɾˈlec/[t̟ʰe̞cʰæɾ̞ˈʎ̟e̞c]

  1. wheel (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)

  2. a gay man

    offensive · slang
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish تكرلك (tekerlek), from Proto-Turkic *teker. Cognate with Kyrgyz тегерек (tegerek), Turkmen tegelek.

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