Where does “marabú” come from?

marabú (Spanish) comes from French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط.

marabú (Spanish): marabou

Definitions

  1. marabou

Ancestry of “marabú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaraboutmarabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...
2Portuguesemaraboto
3Moroccan Arabicمْرَابِط

Words derived from “marabú

Every word from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِطEvery word from Portuguese marabotoEvery word from French marabout
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