"marabou" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmæɹəbuː/ Forms: marabous [plural]
Etymology: From French marabou, an older spelling of marabout. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|marabou}} French marabou, {{m|fr|marabout}} marabout Head templates: {{en-noun}} marabou (plural marabous)
  1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging. Categories (lifeform): Storks Synonyms: adjutant stork, marabou stork Translations (large wading bird native to Africa): maraboe (Afrikaans), марабу (marabu) [neuter] (Bulgarian), marabú [masculine] (Catalan), marabu [masculine] (Czech), maraboe [masculine] (Dutch), afrikanmarabu (Finnish), marabu (Finnish), marabout [masculine] (French), marabú [masculine] (Galician), Marabu [masculine] (German), cicogna gozzuta [feminine] (Italian), arum (Luo), marabut [masculine] (Polish), marabu [masculine] (Portuguese), marabu [masculine] (Romanian), марабу́ (marabú) [masculine] (Russian), пти́ца-адъюта́нт (ptíca-adʺjutánt) [feminine] (Russian), marabú [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-marabou-en-noun-OoModrt8 Disambiguation of Storks: 37 17 36 10 Disambiguation of 'large wading bird native to Africa': 97 1 2 1
  2. (dated, US, Louisiana) A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. Tags: Louisiana, US, dated Categories (topical): People, Racism Categories (lifeform): Storks
    Sense id: en-marabou-en-noun-fDikiJ~E Disambiguation of People: 6 51 23 20 Disambiguation of Racism: 8 68 15 9 Disambiguation of Storks: 37 17 36 10 Categories (other): American English, Louisiana English
  3. (textiles) A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring. Categories (topical): Textiles Categories (lifeform): Storks
    Sense id: en-marabou-en-noun-grEkRs9v Disambiguation of Storks: 37 17 36 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 20 42 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 21 47 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 17 42 10 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
  4. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarves. Categories (lifeform): Storks
    Sense id: en-marabou-en-noun-XTOSLsue Disambiguation of Storks: 37 17 36 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: marabu, marabout

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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