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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
marabout /ˈmarəbuːt/

▶noun

1 a Muslim holy man or hermit, especially in North Africa.

2 a shrine marking the burial place of a Muslim holy man or hermit.

– origin C17: via Fr. and Port. from Arab. murābiṭ ‘holy man’.

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