- marabout⇄marabou ormarabout (1), noun.
1. any one of several varieties of large, white-bodied storks of Africa and Asia; adjutant.
2. a furlike trimming made from its soft, white, downy feathers, used especially on women's hats, dresses, and boas. < - marabout⇄marabout (2), noun.
1. a Moslem holy man or ascetic of northern Africa.
2. the tomb of such a holy man, serving as a shrine.