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ape in Malay

mawas

/eɪp/

ape in Malay: mawas. In English, ape means an anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

Malay words for ape

primate of the clade Hominoidea
mawas

English meaning of ape

  1. noun An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
  2. noun A Hominoidea primate other than a human.
  3. noun An unintelligent or unsophisticated person, especially one who behaves irrationally or in an uncivilised manner.
  4. noun A black person.

Full definition of ape

ape in a sentence

  • We were ape over the new look.
  • He went ape when he heard the bad news.

ape in other languages

Questions about ape in Malay

What is the meaning of ape in Malay?
Ape in Malay is mawas.
Apakah maksud ape dalam bahasa Melayu?
Ape: mawas.
What does ape mean in English?
Ape means an anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

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