macaco-preto

Portuguese

Etymology

From macaco (“monkey”) +‎ preto (“black”), literally “black monkey”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˌka.kuˈpɾe.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˌka.kuˈpɾe.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˌka.koˈpɾe.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˌka.kuˈpɾe.tu/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧co‧-pre‧to

Noun

macaco-preto m (plural macacos-pretos)

1. red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus)

   Synonym: macaco-aranha-preto

Hypernyms

• primata, macaco, símio

Related terms

• macaco-aranha