sapajou
[sap-uh-joo]
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noun
a capuchin monkey.
Origin of sapajou
Borrowed into English from French around 1690–1700
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Historical Examples of sapajou
This sapajou is as large as a fox, and only differs from that which is called alouate in its colour.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
This difference is alone sufficient to distinguish the sapajou from the sagoin.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
sapajou
noun
Word Origin for sapajou
C17: from French, of Tupi origin
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