Marabout Definition
- Leptoptilus crumeniferus
- marabou stork
- marabou
Other Word Forms of Marabout
Noun
Origin of Marabout
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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
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From French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, marabuto, from Maghrebi Arabic مرابط (mrābeá¹) (standard Arabic مرابط (murābiá¹, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost")).
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