Morocco
pronunciation
How to pronounce Morocco in British English:
UK [mə'rɒkəʊ]
How to pronounce Morocco in American English:
US [mə'rɑkoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.
Word Origin
- morocco (n.)
- "kind of fine flexible leather," 1630s, earlier maroquin (16c.), via French; ultimately from Morocco, the country in northwest Africa, where the tanned leather first was made.
- Morocco
- country in northwest Africa, from Italian, from Berber Marrakesh (properly the name of the city of Marrakesh), from Arabic Maghrib-al-Aqsa "Extreme West." Compare French Maroc, German Marokko. In English, the first vowel has been altered, apparently by influence of Moor. Related: Moroccan.
Example
- 1. Morocco 's king seems prepared to go furthest fastest .
- 2. Morocco 's king seems pretty safe .
- 3. She grew up watching censored movies in morocco .
- 4. Something is changing in morocco .
- 5. Croatia , morocco and colombia have similar systems .