scandaroon

Questions

How do you pronounce scandaroon?

The recorded pronunciation is /skændəˈruːn/.

What does scandaroon mean?

Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.

Where does scandaroon come from?

From variant forms of Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون (İskenderūn) under influence from English -oon. Compare Stambul and Stamboul for Istanbul. In reference to the pigeons, supposedly derived from the use of the pigeon to carry messages from the English factory at Iskanderun to Aleppo upon the arrival of new ships. In reference to swindlers, presumably under the influence of scandal and cognates and -oon. Doublet of Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Kandahar.

How to pronounce scandaroon

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