sapajou
[ sap-uh-joo ]
/ ˈsæp əˌdʒu /
noun
a capuchin monkey.
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Origin of sapajou
Borrowed into English from French around 1690–1700
Words nearby sapajou
São Tiago, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe, São Vicente, sap, sapajou, sapanwood, sap bush, sapele, sap green, Saphar
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Example sentences from the Web for 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 BuffonThis difference is alone sufficient to distinguish the sapajou from the sagoin.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
British Dictionary definitions for sapajou
Word Origin for sapajou
C17: from French, of Tupi origin
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