maraboe

Afrikaans

Etymology

From French marabout.

Noun

maraboe (plural maraboes)

1. marabou stork

Dutch

Alternative forms

• maraboet

Etymology

From French marabout.

Pronunciation

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Noun

maraboe m (plural maraboes)

1. adjutant, marabou (stork of genus Leptoptilos)

   Hypernym: ooievaar

   Hyponyms: Afrikaanse maraboe, Indische maraboe, Javaanse maraboe

2. marabout (Muslim holy man)

Derived terms

• Afrikaanse maraboe
• Indische maraboe
• Javaanse maraboe

 

Further reading

• maraboe on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl