sapajou

[ sap-uh-joo ]

/ ˈsæp əˌdʒu /

noun

a capuchin monkey.

Nearby words

saoshyant, sap, sap bush, sap green, sap orchard, sapajou, sapanwood, sapele, saphar, saphead, sapheaded

Origin of sapajou

Borrowed into English from French around 1690–1700

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Examples 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 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

British Dictionary definitions for sapajou

sapajou

/ (ˈsæpəˌdʒuː) /

noun

another name for capuchin (def. 1)

Word Origin for sapajou

C17: from French, of Tupi origin

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