mahone

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UK/məˈhəʊn/US/məˈhoʊn/

noun

A large Turkish warship.

OriginMiddle French mahonne →
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Meanings

mahone1

nounmahone (plural mahones)

plural mahones · alternative mahume

  1. historicalA large Turkish warship.

    In this Charge one of the Turks Mahones was sunk , and two disabled

    1680, Paul Rycaut, The History of the Turkish Empire […]

Mahone2

proper nounMahone (plural Mahones)

plural Mahones

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchmahonne
  2. Englishmahone

From Middle French mahonne, mahomme.

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APA

mahone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahone

MLA

“mahone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mahone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahone.

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