English
Scandaroon
Scandaroon comes from Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون.
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928إسكندرونİskenderūn
- EnglishtodayScandaroon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928إسكندرونİskenderūn
- EnglishtodayScandaroon
The story
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.
Every English word from Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون
Today it means
name Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون / Scandaroon