tonton makout

Haitian Creole

Etymology

tonton (“uncle”) +‎ makout (“gunnysack”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃tɔ̃ makut/

Noun

tonton makout

  1. bogeyman
  2. Tonton Macoute (member of a former special unit within the Haitian paramilitary force)
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