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morocco

/mɚˈɑkoʊ/

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What does morocco mean?

noun

  1. A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding.
  2. A sheepskin leather in imitation of this.
  3. A very strong ale, anciently brewed in Cumberland.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.
  2. A surname from Italian.

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IPA pronunciation

/mɚˈɑkoʊ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Inside was a case of morocco leather, on the top of which lay a note and a key.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
They are dreaded by the Moors themselves, and have always remained, to a certain degree, independent of the emperors of Morocco.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
More book examples (3)
Mr. Toovey possesses a copy of a devotional work in red morocco, tooled and gilt, which she presented to a friendly abbess.
Andrew LangThe LibraryProject Gutenberg ebook #2018
No mineralogist had yet examined that lofty chain of mountains which, in the empire of Morocco, rises to the limits of the perpetual snow.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
Until the last few centuries, much of the world was probably what Morocco is to-day--a region without wheeled vehicles or even roads of any sort.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819