çilek
/tʃi.lec/
The English word "strawberry" is çilek in Turkish.
The word çilek refers to the accessory fruit known as a strawberry. When you want to describe something as being strawberry-flavored or containing strawberry, you should use the related adjective çilekli.
Meaning: accessory fruit (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective form çilekli is created by adding the suffix -li to the noun çilek.
How do you pronounce it?
The word çilek has two syllables and is pronounced /tʃi.lec/. The sound /tʃ/ is like the [ch] in "change", /i/ is like the [ee] in "creek" and /c/ is like the [k] in "skew".
Did you know?
- The word çilek is actually a linguistic blend of two different words: the Proto-Turkic word for 'cherry' and a word for 'berry'.
- While English uses 'straw' to name the fruit, Turkish ignores the environment of the plant entirely to focus on the fruit's resemblance to a cherry.
- In many related Turkic languages like Kazakh, the word for 'berry' sounds similar to the Turkish word, such as the Kazakh word jıydek.
Examples in context
- O, çilek reçelini sever.She likes strawberry jam.This sentence shows how to use çilek to talk about strawberry jam.Tatoeba #12119961 by enebi, translation #12119318 by sundown
- Sadece bir çilek yemek zor.It's hard to eat just one strawberry.This sentence uses çilek to express the difficulty of eating only one fruit.Tatoeba #4944795 by duran, translation #3187259 by CK
- Hiç çilekli dondurmamız yok.We don't have any strawberry ice cream.This sentence demonstrates the use of the related form çilekli to describe strawberry ice cream.Tatoeba #5620338 by duran, translation #5620167 by CK
- Çilek, birçok tatlı ve pasta için harika bir malzemedir.Strawberry is a fantastic ingredient for many desserts and pastries.
- Bu mevsimde çilekler oldukça taze ve lezzetlidir.Strawberries are very fresh and tasty during this season.
- 28 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elif and Emre are at a fruit market.
- ElifTaze bir çilek almak istiyorum.I want to buy a fresh strawberry.
- EmreBu çilek çok kırmızı görünüyor.This strawberry looks very red.
- ElifHaklısın, çok lezzetli görünüyor.You are right, it looks very delicious.
- EmreHadi bir paket alalım.Let's buy a package.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “strawberry” translations and entries çilek, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries çilek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
