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marocain¹
- /ˌmæɹəˈkeɪn/ UK
- /ˌmɑɹəˈkeɪn/ US
Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French marocain (“Moroccan”), from Maroc (“Morocco”) (from Medieval Latin Marrochium (“the city of Marrakech, the former capital of Morocco”)) + -ain (suffix forming demonyms).
noun marocains
- A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel. For summer tailored costumes it will be unequalled. "Toile Marocain," is a quite new fabric neither silk nor wool, but a special mixture of silk and goat's wool, that resembles the coarse stuff the native Arabs use in making their great burnouse—a hooded cape—and it comes in plain colors, particular
Marocain²
- /ˌmæɹəˈkeɪn/ UK
- /ˌmɑɹəˈkeɪn/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Marocain (“Moroccan”), from Maroc (“Morocco”) (from Medieval Latin Marrochium (“the city of Marrakech, the former capital of Morocco”)) + -ain (suffix forming demonyms).
proper noun
- A variety of grape. Gros Maroc (Marocain).—Bunches large, long, and shouldered, and with a long stalk. Berries large and oval. Skin thick, of a deep reddish-purple, and covered with an abundant blue bloom. Flesh tender, sweet, and richly flavoured.
- A name used for two unrelated varieties of French wine grape, carignan and cinsault.
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title = {marocain},
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