marabuto
Portuguese
Etymology
From Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط (mrabeṭ) (standard Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost”)).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾaˈbu.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾaˈbu.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈbu.tu/ [mɐ.ɾɐˈβu.tu]
Noun
marabuto m (plural marabutos)
- marabout (Muslim holy man or mystic)
- marabout (tomb of a marabout)