sapajou

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sapajou, borrowed from Old Tupi sapaîu.

Noun

sapajou (plural sapajous)

1. Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, with long prehensile tails.

Related terms

• sajou

References

• “sapajou”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi sapaîu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sapajou m (plural sapajous)

1. sapajou

Descendants

• → English: sapajou
• → Translingual: Sapajus

Further reading

• “sapajou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.