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marabout definition

mara·bout (mar′ə bo̵̅o̅t′)

noun

  1. a Muslim hermit or holy man, esp. among the Berbers and Moors
  2. the tomb or shrine of such a man
  3. marabou

Etymology: Fr < Port marabuto < Ar murābit, hermit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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