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macaco

/məˈkeɪkəʊ/

macaco noun: a macaque, or similar monkey.

macaco: a macaque, or similar monkey
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Noun (1)

macaco (plural macacos or macacoes)

  1. A macaque, or similar monkey.

Noun (2)

macaco (plural macacos or macacoes)

  1. (obsolete) Any of several species of lemur, including the white-headed lemur, ruffed lemur, and ring-tailed lemur.

Forms of macaco

pluralmacacos
pluralmacacoes
alternative formmacauco
alternative formmaucaco

Origin of macaco

From Portuguese macaco (“monkey”). Doublet of macaque.

From French mococo, probably ultimately from Malagasy maka, maki (“lemur”).

Words formed from macaco

Questions about macaco

What does macaco mean?
Macaco means a macaque, or similar monkey.
What part of speech is macaco?
Macaco is a noun.
How do you pronounce macaco?
Macaco is pronounced /məˈkeɪkəʊ/.
What is the plural of macaco?
The plural of macaco is macacos.

Words near macaco in the dictionary

  1. macaca
  2. macaca moment
  3. macaca moments
  4. macacas
  5. macacine
  6. macaco
  7. macacoes
  8. macacos
  9. macadam
  10. macadamed
  11. macadamia

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