macaco

American  

[muh-kah-koh, -key-] / məˈkɑ koʊ, -ˈkeɪ- /

noun

macacos plural

1. Obsolete. macaque.

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macaco British  

/ -ˈkeɪ-, məˈkɑːkəʊ /

noun

1. any of various lemurs, esp Lemur macaco, the males of which are usually black and the females brown

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Etymology

Origin of macaco

1685–95; from Portuguese: “monkey”; see origin at macaque ( def. )

Example Sentences

Duppo picked up one of them, and found another piece close by which fitted on to it, and then told us that they were called monkeys’ drinking-cups; the Portuguese call them cuyas de macaco.

From On the Banks of the Amazon by Groome, William H. C.

The male of the Lemur macaco is generally coal-black, whilst the female is brown.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles

There on some rank straw and old bits of cloth, a young macaco with a chain round his middle sat and shivered.

From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by France, Anatole

It bears the name of Cacao de macaco, or monkey's chocolate, but the seeds are smaller than those of the common cacao.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter

We made a very substantial meal, John and I agreeing that the big macaco was very nice food.

From On the Banks of the Amazon by Groome, William H. C.