marabout noun1.
['marǝbu:t] E17.[French from Portuguese marabuto from Arab. murābi, from ribā frontier station, where merit could be acquired by combat against the infidel. Cf. MARAVEDI.]1. A Muslim holy man or mystic, esp. in N. Africa.
E17.2. A shrine marking the burial place of a marabout.
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