sapajou

[ sap-uh-joo ]

noun

1. a capuchin monkey.

sapajou

/ ˈsæpəˌdʒuː /

noun

1. another name for capuchin

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapajou¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1690–1700

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapajou¹

C17: from French, of Tupi origin

Example Sentences

This sapajou is as large as a fox, and only differs from that which is called alouate in its colour.

From Project Gutenberg

This difference is alone sufficient to distinguish the sapajou from the sagoin.

From Project Gutenberg

It is very common at Guiana, for which reason many travellers have styled it the Cayenne Sapajou.

From Project Gutenberg

There I should be immediately asked: 'Mais qu'est ce que c'est donc que ce petit Sapajou que vous avez embrasse si tendrement?

From Project Gutenberg