Scandaroon

n. 斯堪达隆信鸽

发音

US /skændəˈruːn/
UK /skandəˈruːn/

词形变化

Scandaroons 复数 Scandaroons

别名

Skanderoun

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A swindler.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A pigeon of a fancy breed descended from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).

name
  1. 1.

    Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.

    历史

词源

From variant forms of Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون (İskenderūn) under influence from English -oon. Compare Stambul and Stamboul for Istanbul. In reference to the pigeons, supposedly derived from the use of the pigeon to carry messages from the English factory at Iskanderun to Aleppo upon the arrival of new ships. In reference to swindlers, presumably under the influence of scandal and cognates and -oon. Doublet of Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Kandahar.

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