morocco · noun1
From the country name of Morocco, from which this leather was originally imported. Compare maroquin.
Morocco · proper noun2
- Arabic · derived fromمُرَّاكُش
- Spanish · derived fromMarruecos
- Portuguese · derived fromMarrocos
- English todayMorocco
Earlier spelling Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), further etymology uncertain. The word originally referred to the capital city of Marrakech (founded late 11th c.), but came to be used as a pars pro toto for the westernmost region of the Islamic world. Compare older Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš) (now اَلْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)), Persian مراکش (marâkeš), Medieval Latin Marrochium. Turkish refers to the country as Fas from Fez, another former capital. Doublet of Marrakech.
Morocco · proper noun3
Probably a surname of Italian origin.
Words from the same roots
PortugueseMarrocos all →
SpanishMarruecos all →
Arabicمُرَّاكُش all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.