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sapajou
[ sap-uh-joo ]
/ ˈsæp əˌdʒu /
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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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How to use sapajou in a sentence
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 BuffonIt is very common at Guiana, for which reason many travellers have styled it the Cayenne Sapajou.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThere I should be immediately asked: 'Mais qu'est ce que c'est donc que ce petit Sapajou que vous avez embrasse si tendrement?
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
British Dictionary definitions for sapajou
Word Origin for sapajou
C17: from French, of Tupi origin
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