sapajou

American

[sap-uh-joo] / ˈsæp əˌdʒu /

noun

a capuchin monkey.

sapajou British

/ ˈsæpəˌdʒuː /

noun

another name for capuchin

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Etymology

Origin of sapajou

Borrowed into English from French around 1690–1700

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The mot is pretty well known: "Annoncez le sapajou de Madame la Comtesse Dubarry," said a great lord of the court of Louis XV. one day.

From International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various

It was a monkey, a sapajou, an orangoutang, a baboon, a gorilla, a sagoin.

From The Mysterious Island by Verne, Jules

These monkeys, whose native name is sapajou, are the typical representatives of the family Cebidae, and belong to a sub-family in which the tail is generally prehensile.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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