Marrocs

Old Catalan

Alternative forms

• Marochs
• Marroches, Marrochos

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš), with /ɔ/ rendering an Arabic [ɒː] or similar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈrɔks/

Proper noun

Marrocs

1. Marrakech (a city in the Almoravid emirate)

Descendants

• Catalan: Marroc

References

• “Marroc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.