marabout
mar·a·bout
noun, often capitalized \ˈma-rə-bü\Definition of MARABOUT
: a dervish in Muslim Africa believed to have supernatural power
Origin of MARABOUT
French, from Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murābiṭ
First Known Use: 1600
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