Moroccan

adjective

Mo·​roc·​can mə-ˈrä-kən How to pronounce Moroccan (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Morocco or its people
Moroccan noun
plural Moroccans

Examples of Moroccan in a Sentence

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For a few hours Saturday night, a second-floor ballroom at THesis Hotel in Coral Gables felt like a World Cup watch party in Casablanca, as a few hundred Moroccan fans of all ages cheered, danced and banged on Darbouka drums as their beloved Atlas Lions tied Brazil 1-1 in their opening game. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026 Moroccan rugs soften the floors. Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026 Saad Moufakkir, a Moroccan soccer journalist, told me. Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 With 33 days until the semifinals and 38 days until the final match, the window for Argentinian, Brazilian and Moroccan fans to get a B1/B2 tourist visa is closing fast. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Astoria's Steinway Street (from Astoria Boulevard down to about 30th Street in particular) is always the place to go for great Moroccan restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and hookah lounges. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026 Yamal was born in Spain to a Moroccan father and a mother from Equatorial Guinea. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 June 2026 According to the Moroccan news website Hespress, more than 40 members of multiple Moroccan football team supporter associations have been denied visas to attend the tournament. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 June 2026 Iniesta has previously spoken about an ambition of returning to Barcelona as a coach, and was linked last March with a possible role as technical director of the Moroccan football federation. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1684, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Moroccan was circa 1684

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“Moroccan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Moroccan. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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