Abaaoud

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proper noun

A surname from Arabic.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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

  1. Arabicأَبَاعُود
  2. EnglishAbaaoud

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَاعُود (ʔabāʕūd).

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APA

Abaaoud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abaaoud

MLA

“Abaaoud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abaaoud. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abaaoud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abaaoud.

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