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Word: Marabout
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: via French and Portuguese from Arabic murābiṭ ‘holy man’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmarəbuːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a Muslim holy man or hermit, especially in North Africa.
Short Definition:Muslim holy man
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