Marocco
Preserved but no longer current.
Also seen as: Morocco
The name of Banks's horse (q.v.). Maronites (mar' 6 mtz), A nation and Church of Arabic-speaking Syrian Christians, united to the Roman Catholic Church but still retaining the Syrian liturgy and many of their peculiarities.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Marocco” mean?
The name of Banks's horse (q.v.). Maronites (mar' 6 mtz), A nation and Church of Arabic-speaking Syrian Christians, united to the Roman Catholic Church but still retaining the Syrian liturgy and many of their peculiarities.
Is “Marocco” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.