marabout

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. mar·a·bout¹ (mărʹə-bo͞o', -bo͞ot')n.
1. A Muslim hermit or saint, especially in northern Africa.
2. The tomb of such a hermit or saint. [French, from Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murābiṭ, posted, stationed, marabout, participle of rābaṭa, to be posted derived stem of rabaṭa, to bind, tie. See rbṭ in Semitic Roots.] II. mar·a·bout² (mărʹə-bo͞o')n.
Variant of marabou.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  marabou, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus