macaca

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name Macaca, from Portuguese macaca, feminine of macaco (“monkey”). Doublet of macaque and macaco. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /məˈkɑːkə/, /məˈkækə/ === Noun === macaca (plural macacas) (dated) Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque. ==== Derived terms ==== macaca moment === Anagrams === camaca == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -akɐ Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧ca === Noun === macaca f (plural macacas, masculine macaco, masculine plural macacos) female equivalent of macaco misfortune, bad luck (Portugal) hopscotch Synonyms: (Brazil) amarelinha, (Mozambique) neca (figurative) an ugly woman (South Brazil) flu (Northeast Brazil) stockwhip (Ceará) heifer (Rio de Janeiro) clipping of macaca de auditório sand sole (Pegusa lascaris) === Further reading === “macaca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “macaca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈkaka/ [maˈka.ka] Rhymes: -aka Syllabification: ma‧ca‧ca === Noun === macaca f (plural macacas, masculine macaco, masculine plural macacos) female macaque monkey binge, drunken spree, drunk, jag female hobgoblin (South America, derogatory) Brazilian woman (Honduras) macaca, a small coin equal to one peso (Chile, vulgar) masturbation === Adjective === macaca feminine singular of macaco === Further reading === “macaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025