jocko
[ jok-oh ]
/ ˈdʒɒk oʊ /
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noun, plural jock·os.
a chimpanzee.
any monkey.
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Origin of jocko
1840–50; <French, Buffon's shortening of enjocko (taking en- as an article) < a word in Mpongwe, Bantu language of Gabon
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Word Origin for jocko
C19: from French, based on Bantu ngeko
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