Marrakech

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/ˌmæɹ.əˈkɛʃ//məˈɹæ.kɛʃ//məˈɹɑ.kɛʃ/

proper noun

The capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco.

Less commonScrabble 20

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Marrakesh

  1. The capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَرَّاكُش
  2. FrenchMarrakech
  3. EnglishMarrakech

From French Marrakech, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš), further etymology uncertain. Doublet of Morocco.

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Translations

Arabic مَرَّاكُش
  • مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš)city in Morocco
Basque Marrakex
  • Marrakexcity in Morocco
Catalan Marràqueix
  • Marràqueixcity in Morocco
Chinese Cantonese 馬拉喀什 /马拉喀什
  • 馬拉喀什 /马拉喀什 (maa⁵ laai¹ kaa³ sap⁶)city in Morocco
Chinese Mandarin 馬拉喀什 /马拉喀什, 摩洛哥城
  • 馬拉喀什 /马拉喀什 (Mǎlākāshí)city in Morocco
  • 摩洛哥城 (Móluògē-chéng)city in Morocco
Czech Marrákeš
  • Marrákešcity in Morocco
Dutch Marrakesh, Marrakech
  • Marrakeshcity in Morocco
  • Marrakechcity in Morocco
Esperanto Marakeŝo
  • Marakeŝocity in Morocco
French Marrakech
  • Marrakechcity in Morocco
German Marrakesch
  • Marrakeschcity in Morocco
Greek Μαρακές
  • Μαρακές (Marakés)city in Morocco
Hebrew מרקש
  • מרקשcity in Morocco
Hindi मार्राकेश
  • मार्राकेश (mārrākeś)city in Morocco
Hungarian Marrákes
  • Marrákescity in Morocco
Italian Marrakesh, Marrakech
  • Marrakeshcity in Morocco
  • Marrakechcity in Morocco
Japanese マラケシュ, マラーケシュ
  • マラケシュ (Marakeshu)city in Morocco
  • マラーケシュ (Marākeshu)city in Morocco
  • マラケシ (Marakeshi)city in Morocco
Korean 마라케시
  • 마라케시 (Marakesi)city in Morocco
Polish Marrakesz
  • Marrakeszcity in Morocco
Portuguese Marraquexe
  • Marraquexecity in Morocco
Romanian Marrakech
  • Marrakechcity in Morocco
Russian Марраке́ш
  • Марраке́ш (Marrakéš)city in Morocco
Spanish Marrakech
  • Marrakechcity in Morocco
Turkish Marakeş
  • Marakeşcity in Morocco
Urdu مَرَاکِش
  • مَرَاکِش (marākiś)city in Morocco
Cite this entry
APA

Marrakech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marrakech

MLA

“Marrakech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marrakech. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marrakech,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marrakech.

Source: Marrakech on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.