Etymology of the English word marabou
the English word
marabouderived from the French word
marabouderived from the Arabic word
murabitDate
The earliest known usage of marabou in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
maraboe, French
marabout, German
Marabu, Icelandic
marabústorkur, Swedish
marabustorkUsage
Word found in Modern English
