maccaboy

noun

mac·​ca·​boy

ˈmakəˌbȯi

variants or less commonly maccabaw

-bȯ

or macouba

məˈkübə

plural -s

: a snuff from Martinique

Word History

Etymology

modification of French macouba, from Macouba, district in Martinique where it is made

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Rhymes for maccaboy

• corduroy
• fauntleroy
• iroquois
• ahoy
• alloy
• annoy
• carboy
• convoy
• cowboy
• decoy
• deploy
• destroy