marabout
Meanings
noun
- A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa.
- The tomb or shrine of such a person.
- Alternative form of marabou (“thin fabric made from silk”).
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Etymology
From French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, marabuto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط (mrabeṭ) (standard Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost”)).
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