Definitions for marabouts

marabouts mar·a·bout

Spelling: [mar-uh-boot, -boo]
IPA: /ˈmær əˌbut, -ˌbu/

Marabouts is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 531 anagrams from letters in marabouts (aabmorstu).

Definitions for marabouts

noun

  1. Islam. a hermit or holy man, especially in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers. the tomb or shrine of such a man.
  2. marabou.

Origin of marabouts

1615-25; French Portuguese marabuto Arabic murābit; see Almoravid, maravedi

Examples for marabouts

Did the marabout appoint Toudja as the place to make the exchange, or was it you?

Did—the marabout seem bent on making this bordj the rendezvous?

"If Madame will allow me I will salute the marabout," said Batouch.

But the marabout was away, and no one ever came out on his roof when he was absent.

"It will be better that the exchange should be made here," said the marabout.

I was at this moment the whole length of the room from the marabout.

This present marabout was his next of kin—or so everybody believes.

The marabout demanded without ceremony where were the prisoners.

"Looks as if they'd got a tip from the marabout's men," he said slowly.

A holy man, or marabout, denned on the top and we must pay our respects.

Word Value for marabouts
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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