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mahout

[ muh-hout ]
/ məˈhaʊt /
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noun
the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.
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Origin of mahout

1655–65; <Hindi mahāut, variant of mahāvat; compare Prakrit mahāmatta,Sanskrit mahāmatra elephant driver
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British Dictionary definitions for mahout

mahout
/ (məˈhaʊt) /

noun
(in India and the East Indies) an elephant driver or keeper

Word Origin for mahout

C17: Hindi mahāut, from Sanskrit mahāmātra of great measure, originally a title
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