marabuto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط (mrabeṭ) (standard Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost”)).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈbu.tu/ [mɐ.ɾɐˈβu.tu]

Noun

marabuto m (plural marabutos)

  1. marabout (Muslim holy man or mystic)
  2. marabout (tomb of a marabout)

Further reading

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