macaque

English

Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more). Doublet of macaco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈkæk/, /məˈkɑ(ː)k/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æk, -ɑːk

Noun

macaque (plural macaques)

  1. Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
    • 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 43:
      They are able to recall past images and apply them to current problem solving. In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Irish: meacaic

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.kak/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

macaque m (plural macaques)

  1. macaque
  2. (Louisiana) monkey
    Synonym: singe m
  3. (Louisiana) clown
    Synonym: clown m

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

macaque

  1. inflection of macacar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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