sapajou
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French sapajou, borrowed from Old Tupi sapaîu.[1]
Noun
[edit]sapajou (plural sapajous)
- Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, with long prehensile tails.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “sapajou”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “sapajou”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Tupi sapaîu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]sapajou m (plural sapajous)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sapajou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- fr:New World monkeys