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Tonton Macoute

Syllabification: (Ton·ton Ma·coute)
Pronunciation: /ˈtôNˌtôNməˈko͞ot/

Definition of Tonton Macoute

noun (plural Tontons Macoutes pronunc. same)

  • a member of a notoriously brutal militia formed by President François Duvalier of Haiti, active from 1961 to 1986.

Origin:

Haitian French, apparently with reference to an ogre of folk tales

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