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marrakech

/ˌmæɹ.əˈkɛʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
mar-rakech
IPA
/ˌmæɹ.əˈkɛʃ/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco.

Etymology

From French Marrakech, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš), further etymology uncertain. Doublet of Morocco.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Marrakech, مَرَّاكُش

Inflected Forms

Marrakesh (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

maroquin Marrakechi Morocco

Questions

How do you pronounce marrakech?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæɹ.əˈkɛʃ/.
What does marrakech mean?
The capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco.
Where does marrakech come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce marrakech

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