Where does “marabú” come from?
marabú (Spanish) comes from French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط.
marabú (Spanish): marabou
Ancestry of “marabú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | marabout | marabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"... |
| 2 | Portuguese | maraboto | — |
| 3 | Moroccan Arabic | مْرَابِط | — |
Words derived from “marabú”