jocko

[ jok-oh ]

/ ˈdʒɒk oʊ /

noun, plural jock·os.

a chimpanzee.

any monkey.

Nearby words

jockey box, jockey cap, jockey club, jockey for position, jockey shorts, jocko, jockstrap, jockteleg, jocose, jocosity, jocular

Origin of jocko

1840–50; < French, Buffon's shortening of enjocko (taking en- as an article) < a word in Mpongwe, Bantu language of Gabon

Definition for jocko (2 of 2)

Jocko

[ jok-oh ]

/ ˈdʒɒk oʊ /

noun

a male given name, form of Jock.

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Examples from the Web for jocko

Jocko was grinning and cringing, with sharp, sudden squeals for pity when he saw Polly.
Ben Pepper|Margaret Sidney
A slightly upward curl of Jocko's tail testified to his sympathy.
Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis
Jocko would not come down until he had finished his work; for he was busily engaged in tearing poor Bella's bonnet into fragments.
The Nursery, April 1878, Vol. XXIII. No. 4|Various
Poor Jocko, as I hinted at before, came finally to grief in a very sad way.
Tom Finch's Monkey|John C. Hutcheson

But Jocko, not thinking so, chattered and scolded, wrinkling up his eyelids and showing all his teeth at her.
Ben Pepper|Margaret Sidney

British Dictionary definitions for jocko

jocko

/ (ˈdʒɒkəʊ) /

noun plural -os

a W African name for chimpanzee

Word Origin for jocko

C19: from French, based on Bantu ngeko

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