macaco

[ muh-kah-koh, -key- ]

/ məˈkɑ koʊ, -ˈkeɪ- /

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noun, plural ma·ca·cos.

Obsolete. macaque.

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Origin of macaco

1685–95; from Portuguese: “monkey”; see origin at macaque

Words nearby macaco

Mabinogion, Mableton, Mabuse, mac, macabre, macaco, macadam, macadamia, macadamize, Macanese, Macao

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How to use macaco in a sentence

[Manny and his former coach, Macaco] had just gotten back from Brazil.
Why Manny Ramirez Hates Fans|Will Doig|March 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He's like, "Oh man, Shawn, I wish you could have been there—Macaco got married!"
Why Manny Ramirez Hates Fans|Will Doig|March 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There on some rank straw and old bits of cloth, a young macaco with a chain round his middle sat and shivered.
The Revolt of the Angels|Anatole France
I recognised them as the species called by the Portuguese Macaco barrigudo, or the big-bellied monkey.
On the Banks of the Amazon|W.H.G. Kingston

We made a very substantial meal, John and I agreeing that the big macaco was very nice food.
On the Banks of the Amazon|W.H.G. Kingston
It is a well-authenticated fact, that the subjects of the Great Macaco are anthropophagi, or cannibals.
The Right of American Slavery|True Worthy Hoit
The Macaco apes constitute another genus, which forms the link between the guenons and the baboons, or dog-headed monkeys.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for macaco

macaco

/ (məˈkɑːkəʊ, -ˈkeɪ-) /

noun plural -cos

any of various lemurs, esp Lemur macaco, the males of which are usually black and the females brown

Word Origin for macaco

C18: from French mococo, of unknown origin

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