marabout

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

marabout

from Portuguese maraboto, marabuto, itself from Arabic es مُرابِط murābiṭ, morâbit, 'soldier-monk' (literally 'a man living in a ribāṭ', the ribāṭ being a fortified monastery established on the frontiers to fight against the infidels, see almoravid) ; later, murābiṭ came to designate a pious man, a hermit, a saint. by metonymy, it was applied to the tomb of a marabout, then to any object or animal considered sacred. (1575) morabuth.

Definitions

oiseaux
plantes
textile

Plural

marabouts

Translations

  • englishenglish:marabou
  • italianitalian:marabutto
  • polishpolish:marabut

See also

maraboutage (cn.) marabouter (v.) maraboutisme (cn.) maraboutiste (adj.) maraboutique (adj.)