Meanings
- A surname from Arabic.
Their main target is Abdelhamid Abaaoud, thought to have been the ringleader of last week's attacks. Phone and financial intercepts point to his presence in the building.
2015 November 19, “Paris attacks: How the Saint-Denis raid unfolded”, in BBC, archived from the original on 29 May 2018
Origin
- Arabicأَبَاعُود
- EnglishAbaaoud
Borrowed from Arabic أَبَاعُود (ʔabāʕūd).
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Abaaoud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abaaoud
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