Maroquin

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma + ro + quin

Origin

From French, alteration of marocain ("Moroccan"), where the leather was first produced.

Full definition of maroquin

Noun

1. leather made from goatskin
• 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 122Oscillating freely a long chair incense swinger, a youthful server, magnificent in white silk stockings and Neapolitan-violet maroquin shoes, presented himself on the threshold in a fragrant veil of smoke.

Usage notes

Somewhat refined or dated, the Anglicized morocco leather or simply morocco are often used instead.

Synonyms

• (goatskin leather) morocco leather, morocco