Marabout Definition

mărə-bo͝o, -bo͝ot
marabouts
noun
marabouts
A Muslim hermit or holy man, esp. among the Berbers and Moors.
Webster's New World
The tomb or shrine of such a man.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Leptoptilus crumeniferus
  • marabou stork
  • marabou

Other Word Forms of Marabout

Noun

Singular:
marabout
Plural:
marabouts

Origin of Marabout

  • French from Portuguese marabuto from Arabic murābiṭ posted, stationed, marabout participle of rābaṭa to be posted derived stem of rabaṭa to bind, tie rbṭ in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, marabuto, from Maghrebi Arabic مرابط (mrābeá¹­) (standard Arabic مرابط (murābiá¹­, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost")).

    From Wiktionary

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