how to pronounce marabout

/ma.ʁa.bu/

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marabout is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of marabout in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… te demander l'adresse de ton marabout de …”

meanings of marabout

noun:

Marabou, stork of the Leptoptilos genus.
Marabout.

marabout frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word marabout occurs in french on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.