saimiri

See also: Saimiri

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese saí-mirim (literally “little monkey”).

Noun

saimiri (plural saimiris)

1. Squirrel monkey.
2. Any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys comprising the squirrel monkeys.

Translations

Squirrel monkey

• Polish: sajmiri (pl) f
• Portuguese: saimiri m

Any member of Saimiri taxonomic genus

• French: saïmiri (fr) m
• Polish: sajmiri (pl) f

Portuguese

Etymology

From a Tupian language. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saj.miˈɾi/ [saɪ̯.miˈɾi]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /saj.miˈɾi/

Noun

saimiri m (plural saimiris)

1. saimiri

   Synonym: (common squirrel monkey) macaco-de-cheiro

Further reading

• “saimiri”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “saimiri”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024