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Borrowed from Old Tupi *kwatá. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.aˈta/ [kʊ.aˈta], (faster pronunciation) /kwaˈta/
cuatá m (plural cuatás)
- spider monkey (genus Ateles)
- Synonym: macaco-aranha