marabout

Pronunciation: /ˈmaɹəbuːt/

The English word “marabout” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa.
The tomb or shrine of such a person.

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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