moroccan

«moroccan» in Mova's school dictionary: From or to do with Morocco, a country in north-west Africa — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (Moroccan); noun (a Moroccan, Moroccans)

meaning for a pupil

1) From or to do with Morocco, a country in north-west Africa. tree →

2) (noun) A person from Morocco. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in geography (Morocco is just south of Spain, across the Strait of Gibraltar), in food (Moroccan tagine, couscous, mint tea), in art (Moroccan tiles and lamps) and in everyday talk about people and holidays. Phrases: "Moroccan food", "Moroccan mint tea", "Moroccan-style".

examples

• We cooked a Moroccan tagine with chickpeas and apricots. tree →
• Our new neighbours are Moroccan. tree →
• Moroccan mint tea is poured from high up into small glasses. tree →
• The market sold colourful Moroccan lamps. tree →
• Many Moroccans speak Arabic, Berber languages and French. tree →
• The Moroccan team played brilliantly in the World Cup. tree →
• The capital of Morocco is Rabat, but the biggest city is Casablanca. tree →

note

Always a capital M. Spelling: double c, single r in the middle (Mo-ROCC-an). The country is "Morocco"; the people are "Moroccans".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «moroccan» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.