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maroquin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-ro-quin
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Leather made from goatskin.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French, an alteration of marocain (“Moroccan”), where the leather was first produced. Doublet of marocain.

Usage

Inflected Forms

maroquins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chagrin shagreen

Synonyms

morocco morocco leather

Questions

What does maroquin mean?
Leather made from goatskin.
Where does maroquin come from?
From French, an alteration of marocain (“Moroccan”), where the leather was first produced. Doublet of marocain.

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