Moroccus

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proper noun

Morocco.

OriginPortuguese Marrocos ← Spanish Marruecos ← Arabic مُرَّاكُش →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. obsoleteMorocco.

    Kings of Feſſe, Moroccus and Argier, He cals me Baiazeth, whom you call Lord.

    c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii

Origin

  1. Arabicمُرَّاكُش
  2. SpanishMarruecos
  3. PortugueseMarrocos
  4. EnglishMoroccus

From Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš). See Morocco for more.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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