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bugio

Pronunciation: /buˈʒi.u/

“bugio” is a Portuguese word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. howler monkey (any monkey in the genus Alouatta)
  2. monkey

In Portuguese

  1. macaco do género Alouatta
  2. primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo bugiar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bogio, from Bugia (“Bejaia”), from Arabic بِجَايَة (bijāya). Cognate with English boogie and Italian bugia.

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