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Zaila, who just finished eighth grade in Harvey, La., showed a prowess for spelling at 10, when her father, who had been watching the national bee, asked her how to spell the winning word: marocain.—New York Times, 9 July 2021 For shuffling around airplanes or a host’s home, prevent bare feet with these chic slides à la marocain.—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2017 Words to know: les macareaux: puffins marocain: Moroccan a) Mademoiselle loves Moroccan puffins.—Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017 Allegation: Off-duty policeman working security at Little Rock, Ark., mall pepper sprays angry, argumentative would-be shoplifter of shorts (not to be confused with marocains).—Eugene Volokh, Washington Post, 5 June 2017 Words to know:
les macareaux: puffins
marocain: Moroccan
a) Mademoiselle loves Moroccan puffins.—Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
Word History
Etymology
French (crêpe) marocain, literally, Moroccan crepe
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