saki
noun
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
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saki
1 American
[sak-ee, sah-kee]
/ ˈsæk i, ˈsɑ ki /
noun
Saki
2
American
[sah-kee]
/ ˈsɑ ki /
noun
saki
1
British
/ ˈsɑːkɪ /
noun
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any of several small mostly arboreal New World monkeys of the genera Pithecia and Chiropotes, having long hair and a long bushy tail
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another name for sake 2
Saki
2
British
/ ˈsɑːkɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of saki
1765–75; < French < Tupi sagui
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A 10-month-old white-faced saki monkey called Fia and two eight-month-old golden lion tamarin primates, male Pomelo and female Clementine, have all been named by zookeepers recently.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
That sushi indulgence aside, most of our meals run under $20 a head, beers and saki included — another draw for visiting skiers.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2016
So he lazied with geishas, saki, talk and chess.
From Time Magazine Archive
To us 'lazy' means only 'lazy,' as in sleeping off the saki.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some were ornamented with fresh flowers, at one was a Shinto shrine of wooden pins, at another stood a bowl with rice and a small saki bottle.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
Other co-authors include Abdullah Ash Saki, who recently received his doctorate in electrical engineering from Penn State.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026
Like Chris, Saki believes Pride's organisers could have been more transparent about their financial troubles while people waited for payment.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Growing up Japanese American in Southern California, Saki Watanabe had plenty of role models who showed her she could be whatever she wanted to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025
The deputy provincial governor, Rémy Saki, told The Associated Press that between 67 and 243 people died from the mysterious disease, many of them children.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024
But at last something was decided, and at daybreak on September 14th the huge fleet of transports, now joined by French and Turks, dropped anchor off Lake Saki, near Eupatoria, some 34 miles from Sebastopol.
From A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton
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