English Explanatory Dictionary

macaque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.

Pronunciation

/məˈkæk/ /məˈkɑ(ː)k/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-macaque.wav

Word forms

macaque macaques

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more). Doublet of macaco.

Related words

Barbary ape

Derived words

Barbary macaque bonnet macaque Celebes crested macaque crab-eating macaque crested black macaque Japanese macaque lion-tailed macaque long-tailed macaque moor macaque pig-tailed macaque pigtail macaque rhesus macaque southern pig-tailed macaque Sulawesi crested macaque tump-tailed macaque
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