Marrocos

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Marrocos (Marrakech), from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈrɔkos/ [maˈrɔ.kos̺]
  • Rhymes: -ɔkos
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧rro‧cos

Proper noun

Marrocos ?

  1. Morocco (a country in North Africa)

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈrɔ.kos/

Proper noun

Marrocos

  1. Marrakech (a city in the Almoravid emirate)

Descendants

  • Galician: Marrocos
  • Portuguese: Marrocos

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Marrocos (Marrakech), from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš). Doublet of Marraquexe.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʁɔ.kus/ [maˈhɔ.kus]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maˈʁɔ.kuʃ/ [maˈχɔ.kuʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʁɔ.kos/ [maˈhɔ.kos]

  • Hyphenation: Mar‧ro‧cos

Proper noun

Marrocos m or (dated) m pl (sometimes plural only, in variation)

  1. Morocco (a country in North Africa)

Usage notes

Masculine in Brazil (no Marrocos) but neuter in Portugal (em Marrocos).

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