Where does “marabouter” come from?
marabouter (French) comes from French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط.
marabouter (French): to cast a spell; to enchant
Definitions
- to cast a spell; to enchant
Ancestry of “marabouter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | marabout | marabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"... |
| 2 | Portuguese | maraboto | — |
| 3 | Moroccan Arabic | مْرَابِط | — |