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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•a•bout (mar′ə bo̅o̅t′, -bo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. - Eastern Religions[Islam.]
- a hermit or holy man, esp. in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers.
- the tomb or shrine of such a man.
- marabou.
- Arabic murābit; see Almoravid, maravedi
- Portuguese marabuto
- French
- 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marabout /ˈmærəˌbuː/ n - a Muslim holy man or hermit of North Africa
- a shrine of the grave of a marabout
Etymology: 17th Century: via French and Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murābit mar•a•bou also mar•a•bout, /ˈmærəˌbu/USA pronunciation n., pl. -bous. - Birds[countable] a stork of sub-Saharan Africa that eats dead animals.
- Clothing[uncountable] material made from the feathers of marabous and used to trim women's hats and clothing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•a•bou (mar′ə bo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of three large storks of the genus Leptoptilus, of Africa or the East Indies, having soft, downy feathers under the wings and tail that are used for making a furlike trimming for women's hats and garments.
- one of the feathers.
- the trimming or material made of the feathers.
- Textilesthrown silk that can be dyed without being scoured.
Also, marabout. - French marabout literally, marabout
- 1815–25
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