Moroccan
/məˈɹɒkɪn/
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Canada/məˈɹɑkɪn/
Moroccan noun: a person from Morocco.
Noun
Moroccan (plural Moroccans)
- A person from Morocco.
- The group is accused of defaming the state after a British nonprofit, Privacy International, wrote a report based on the testimony of four Moroccans who say they were targets of cybersurveillance by the government.2015 November 10, Aida Alami, “Moroccan Government Cracks Down on Journalists and Activists”, in The New York Times
Adjective
Moroccan (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Morocco or the Moroccan people.
- Another sauce, mainly used as a condiment, is harissa, made from pulverised chillies, garlic, salt and olive oil. Harissa is not generically Moroccan, but nevertheless is often found accompanying tajines and couscous.2000, Catherine Hanger, Morocco, page 37
- Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14).2009 January 24, Corey Mintz, “Lunching well at Forte bistro and lounge”, in Toronto Star
Moroccan meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto
Moroccan in Hindi
- person from Morocco
- मोरक्की morakkī
- pertaining to Morocco
- मोरक्की morakkī
Moroccan in Urdu
- pertaining to Morocco
- مَراکِشی marākeśī
Moroccan in Bengali
- Moroccan
- মাগরেবী magrebi
Moroccan in Pashto
- pertaining to Morocco
- مراکشي marākeši
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- Moroccan in Arabic
- مَغْرِبِيّ maḡribiyy, مَغْرِبِيَّة maḡribiyya
- Moroccan in Malay
- orang Maghribi, Maghribi
- Moroccan in Indonesian
- Maroko
- Moroccan in Persian
- مَراکِشی marâkeši
- Moroccan in Thai
- โมร็อกโก moo-rɔ́k-goo
- Moroccan in Vietnamese
- Ma-rốc
- Moroccan in Myanmar
- မော်ရိုကို mauruikui
Forms of Moroccan
| plural | Moroccans |
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Origin of Moroccan
From Morocco + -an.
Words formed from Moroccan
Phrases with Moroccan
Words that rhyme with Moroccan
Questions about Moroccan
- What does Moroccan mean?
- Moroccan means a person from Morocco.
- What is Moroccan in Hindi?
- Moroccan in Hindi is मोरक्की (morakkī). See Moroccan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Moroccan?
- Moroccan can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Moroccan?
- Moroccan is pronounced /məˈɹɒkɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Moroccan?
- The plural of Moroccan is Moroccans.
Words near Moroccan in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Moroccan (page history and authors); মাগরেবী (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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