macaque

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈkɑːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/məˈkæk, -ˈkɑk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mə kak′, -käk′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ma•caque /məˈkæk, -ˈkɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mammalsa monkey, chiefly of Asia, having cheek pouches.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ma•caque  (mə kak′, -käk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsany monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
  • Portuguese macaco monkey. See macaco
  • French
  • 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
macaque / məˈkɑːk/
  1. any of various Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, inhabiting wooded or rocky regions of Asia and Africa. Typically the tail is short or absent and cheek pouches are present
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Portuguese macaco, from Fiot (a W African language) makaku, from kaku monkey
'macaque' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Barbary ape - Old World monkey - bonnet monkey - macaco - pig-tailed macaque - rhesus - rhesus monkey - suricate - wanderoo

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