marabouter

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French

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Etymology

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From marabout +‎ -er; compare ensorceler from sorcier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁa.bu.te/
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Verb

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marabouter

  1. to cast a spell on; to enchant (magically)
    Synonyms: envouter, féticher
    • 2006, Julos Beaucarne (lyrics and music), “Les loups ont des têtes de mouton”:
      Nous sommes six milliards tout en bas
      Maraboutés au nom de quoi
      Au nom du pèse, au nom du fisc
      Et du sacro saint bénéfice
      There are six billion of us right at the bottom
      Bewitched in the name of what
      In the name of dough, in the name of the tax man
      And of sacrosanct profit

Conjugation

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Further reading

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