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macaque

Pronunciation: /ma.kak/

“macaque” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. macaque
  2. monkey
  3. clown

In French

  1. Genre de singes originaires d'Asie, de la sous-famille des cercopithécinés à tête plate et à queue courte.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more).

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