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Scandaroon
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English
+ pigeon
Alternative forms
en Skanderoun
noun en scandaroon
Etymology
From variant forms of en ota إسكندرون İskenderūn under influence from English en -oon. Compare en Stambul and en Stamboul for en 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 en scandal and cognates and en -oon. en Alexandria Alexandretta Iskenderun Kandahar.
Pronunciation
en /skændəˈruːn/ GA
en /skandəˈruːn/ RP
Proper noun
en historical en @former name of:Iskenderun city in southern c/Turkey.
Derived terms
en Scandaroon pigeon
Noun
en obsolete A swindler.
A pigeon of a fancy breed descended from the rock pigeon (Columba livia species).
References
Scandaroon n
en terms suffixed with -oon
en Columbids